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CITY OF BUFFALO 



ITS SURROUNDINGS. 



ITS BUSINESS FACILITIES AND ITS ADVANTAGES AS A PLACE OF RESI- 
DENCE AND SUMMER RESORT— ITS RAILROADS, ELEVATORS AND 
MANUFACTORIES-ITS SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, PARKS, 
STREETS AND HOTELS— ITS LAKE, CANAL AND 
RAILROAD COMMERCE, AND ITS 
LIVE STOCK TRADE. 



BUFFALO : 
PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM THURSTONE. 

The Courier Company, Printers, 197 Main Street. 

1880. 




BUFFALO BOARD OF TRADE. 



Constituted January 16, 1844. Incorporated March 7, 1857. 



LIST OF TRUSTEES. 

Elected April 13, 1880. 



JOHN B. MANNING, GEORGE R. TELLER, 

NATHANIEL ROCHESTER, GEORGE B. MATHEWS, 

GEORGE SANDROCK, ALBERT L. LOTHRIDGE, 

WILLIS C. JACUS, CHARLES F. STERNBERG, 

SETH G. COWLES, ROSWELL R. BUCK, 

WALTER J. GIBSON, JAMES W. WHITNEY, 
HENRY C. FRENCH. 



OFFICERS. 

President GEORGE SANDROCK. 

Vice-President JOHN B. MANNING. 

Treasurer, NATHANIEL ROCHESTER. 

Secretary WILLIAM THURSTONE.- 

Honorary Counsel GEORGE B. HIBBARD. 



Mnance Committee. — Fohn B. Manning, Charles F. Sternberg, James W. Whitney. 
Ways and Means Committee. — George B. Mathews, Albert L. Lothridge, Walter 

J. Gibson. 
Market Reports, Telegrams, etc., Committee. — Wilms C. Jacus, Nathaniel Rochester; 

Henri C. French. 
Appeal Committee. — Arthur I>. Bissell, Charles <>. Curtiss, Thomas Chester. 
Reference Committee. — Silas II. Kisii, Frank W. Fiske, Niles Case. 
Booms mill Fixtures Committee. — Roswell R. Buck, Seth G. Cowles, George R. 

Teller. 
Floor Committee. — Benjamin F. Bruce, M. L. Crittenden, Arthur I>. Bissell. 
Flour Committee. — Conway W. Ball, George Urban, Jr., Francis J. Benrt. 
Grain Weighing Committee. Edwin T, Evans, Jewett M. Richmond, Robert Mont 

gomery, Edward Q vllagher, Charles Ensign. 
Grain Inspecting Committa . -George Sandrock, Edward W. Eames,< Jharles J.Mann. 
W( ighmaster. — Junius S. Smith. 
Inspector of Gram. — James S. McGowan. 
Inspector of Flour. — John G. Eeinold. 
Inspector of Provisions. Joseph W.Phillips. 



BUFFALO AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. 



THE CITY OF BUFFALO. 



Buffalo for many years has been called the " Queen City of the Lakes," and well merits 
that proud appellation. It is a port of entry and the capital of Erie county, State of New York, 
at the eastern extremity of Lake Erie, at the head of Niagara River and at the mouth of 
Buffalo River, in lat. 42° 53' N, long. 78° 55' W., about 293 miles N. W. of New York city;— 
with a water front of two and a half miles on the lake and of the same extent on Niagara 
River. 

Buffalo has one of the finest harbors on the lakes. It is formed by the Buffalo River, a 
small stream, which is navigable for about one mile from its mouth. The entrance is protected 
by a breakwater, which is 1,500 feet long, upon the south side of the river; and there is also 
another on the north side, by which a capacious harbor is made. In 1869, the United States 
Government began the construction of an outside harbor, by building a breakwater, designed 
to be 4,000 feet long, fronting the entrance of Buffalo River, at the distance of about half a 
mile from shore; nearly two-thirds of the breakwater is completed. In addition, there are a 
large number of slips, docks and basins for the accommodation of shipping and canal boats. 

The advantages of Buffalo, in a commercial point of view, are obvious. Its location at the 
foot of Lake Erie, whose waters unite with the Hudson River ^md the seaboard by thd Erie 
Canal, and the centering of many important railroads in its midst, are a sufficient assurance 
of a continuance of its present business prosperity and future growth. 

The State census returns for 1S75, places the population of the city at only 134,573 and of 
the county 199,570. The estimated population of the city on the first of Januaiy, 18S0, was 
155,000. 

The earliest notice of the present site of Buffalo, may be found in the travels of Baron La 
Houtan. He ascended the Niagara River into Lake Erie, on the fifteenth of August, 1087, 
more than a hundred years prior to the first settlement of the city. He advised the French 
Government to build a fort here, and, in anticipation of its construction, named it "Fort Sup- 
pose" on the map accompanying his travels. 

This fort was intended as a check against the neighboring Iroquois and Seneca Indians. In 
1795, La Rochefoucault Lianconkt, a French nobleman, says that "at the port on Lake Erie 
(Buffalo) there was a small collection of four or five houses." On the map of the Holland 
Land Company's Purchase, drawn in 1800, the present site of Buffalo is designated as New 
Amsterdam. The village, however, was not laid out and the survey completed until 1804. 
The first lot sold contained half an acre and brought £135.00. 

On April 2, 1813, the village was incorporated, and in the same year, on December 30th, 
was burned, with the exception of two houses, by a force of British troops and their Indian 
allies, who crossed from Canada at Black Rock. 

In 1832, Buffalo became an incorporated city, and is now divided into thirteen wards, with 
two aldermen to each ward. The principal officers are a Mayor, Comptroller, Clerk, Attorney, 
Treasurer, Park and Street Commissioners, Engineer, Superintendent of Education, Assessors, 
Overseer of the Poor, Commissioner of Public Buildings, Board of Water Commissioners, 



Commissioners of City and County Hall, and Police Justice. For Police purposes the city 
is divided into precincts. The Fire department is under the management of a Superintendent 
and assistants. 

Previous to 1832 all the schools were known as district schools of the town of Buffalo. 
The first school-house was erected in 1806 by gratuitous labor and material contributed by 
the early settlers, and was located at the corner of Cayuga (now Pearl) and Swan streets. 
The number of public schools in existence, including the Central, January 1, 18S0, was 44; 
number of teachers, 440; average number of pupils in attendance daily, about 15,000; and the 
amount paid for this department by the city for the year ending December 31, 1879, was 
$308,700.57, including salaries, $280,277.15. The State Normal School and Normal School of 
Practice is also located here. There are also about fort} 7 private academies, colleges and 
schools, including the Medical Department of the University of Buffalo, a college established 
for the study of medicine; the Homeopathic Medical Society and the College of Rational 
Medicine, the Buffalo Female Academy, the Buffalo Classical School, the Heathcote School, 
St. Joseph's and manj r other Roman Catholic schools, the Holy Angel's Academy, the Canisius 
aud St. Joseph's colleges. These are all well patronized and are reported to be in good 
financial condition, it may be well to note that the Central Public School curriculum includes 
the languages. 

The commercial advantages of Buffalo are well known, derived from its favorable relative 
position with the numerous points from which are drawn its receipts of flour, grain, coal, ore, 
oil, cattle, hogs, etc., and the ready means for the distribution of these articles by lake, canal 
and railroads; added to which facilities are the benefits of cheap fuel, an excellent and 
abundant water supply, rapid elevating and transfer of grain, quick handling of coal, extensive 
storage facilities and dockage with ample harbor accommodations. The healthy climate, 
(shown by its vital statistics,) handsome streets and driveways, magnificent park system, its 
public libraries, art gallery, museum, theatres, hospitals and benevolent institutions of all 
kinds, churches and fine public buildings, combine to render Buffalo a most desirable resort 
for the pleasure and health-seeker, and a home for the capitalist and the laboring classes. Its 
close proximity to Niagara Falls, added to the delightful and romantic lake and river scenery, 
contributes greatly to its attractions. 

The Buffalo street railroads comprise two main lines, one 4% miles, and the other about 3% 
miles in length. The branch lines aggregate nearly 9% miles of rail. 

Buffalo ranks as the third city in the State, but in commercial importance she must be 
deemed second only to the metropolis. It is no wonder that her citizens are proud of her 
position and manifold advantages. With very few equals in the world as a grain port, its 
terminal facilities are very extensive and complete. Grain is received, transferred, stored 
and forwarded with greater dispatch than at any other port in this country. The river for 
about a mile from its mouth is lined with immense elevators and floaters, provided with all of 
the most improved appliances for handling cereals. The transfer of grain cargoes from 
vessels into storehouses and canal boats prior to 1843, was done by manual labor, being raised 
from the hold in tubs and bags. In that year Mr. Joseph Dart erected the first elevator ever 
built for storing and transferring grain, with a storage capacity of 55,000 bushels, and a 
transfer capacity of 15,000 bushels per day, near the mouth of Buffalo River. Now there are 
20 elevators, 6 transfer elevators and (5 floaters, 32 in all, most of which are massive structures 
costing in the aggregate about $5,000,000. Their combined storage capacity reaches 6,265,000 
bushels, while their daity transfer capacity is 2,500,000 bushels. That is to say, the elevators 
of Buffalo are capable of receiving from lake vessels and transferring to canal boats and cars 
Dearly 3,000,000 of bushels of grain every twenty-four hours. Much has been said and written 
against these Buffalo elevators, but the fact that they furnish such excellent facilities to carriers 
and shippers, insuring (puck dispatch and freedom frozn costly delays, is an advantage that 
can be scarcely overestimated. These elevators are owned by private individuals, excepting 
that the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad corporation owns two of the largest, 
and the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad one. Several of these elevators have 
machinery attached, whereby 60,000 to 70,000 bushels of wet or damaged grain can be dried 
ever} 7 twenty-four hours. The grain trade has steadily increased for years. Last season's 
receipts were the largest on record, aggregating by lake and rail 140,000,000 bushels. The 
facilities for forwarding this vast amount of grain are as extensive as the terminal facilities. 



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The capacity of the canal has never been fully tested, "and the shipments of 1878, which, 
were the largest ever reported, and reached 59,000,000 bushels, were forwarded with as little 
effort as the 36,000,000 bushels shipped in 1875. This fact is accounted for by the deepening 
and improvement of the canal so as to permit of the passage of boats with increased speed. 
The canal and railway competition thus afforded always insures cheap rates. The Central 
and the Erie railroads give much attention to conveying grain, and each moves large quan- 
tities received by lake as well as its through shipments. Their tracks run directly into the 
elevators, so that there is no carting and no handling outside of the elevator. It is no 
uncommon thing to see a large lake vessel being uidoaded and two canal boats and two trains 
of freight cars being loaded at the same time. 

There are four large steamboat lines plying regularly between this port and the ports of 
Lakes Huron, Superior and Michigan. They are the Union, the Western Transportation, the 
Commercial and the Anchor lines. Their combined fleets number several first-class steamers, 
some of which are as large as the average ocean steamships, having a capacity ranging from 
2,000 to 2,500 tons. With the completion of the Government improvements in the Detroit 
River, which are well advanced, the appearance of 3,000-ton vessels in Buffalo harbor will not 
be an unusual sight. In addition to the vessels of these lines, there is an almost innumerable 
fleet of steam barges, with consorts, and sailing vessels, many of which are noble ships. With 
a heavy down movement of Hour, grain, iron and copper ore and lumber, and a large and 
steady up movement of coal, salt and merchandise, Buffalo bids fair to always occupy a front 
place among the great commercial cities of the continent. 

Manufacturing interests are attracting as much attention at present as the other branches 
of business mentioned. The admirable location for manufacturing and the necessity for 
diversified industries have induced Buffalo capitalists to invest large amounts of money in 
furnaces, rolling mills and factories of various kinds. With the lakes stretching to the west- 
ward and the canal to the eastward, together with the New York Central, the New York, Lake 
Erie and Western, the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia railways leading East and the 
Lake Shore, the Canada Southern, the Great Western, Grand Trunk and the Buffalo and 
Southwestern running West, facilities are furnished for shipping manufactured products to 
all parts of the country, at low rates of freight that are not surpassed by those of any other 
city in the country. Buffalo, also, occupies a position between the coal and iron fields of 
Pennsylvania and Ohio, and the iron mines of Lakes Superior and Champlain that is very 
advantageous. The various kinds of iron ore required to produce the best results and coal 
and coke are laid down here at minimum rates. Manufacturing has made rapid strides of 
late years. The stove works located here are the largest in the world. The iron and nail 
and the malleable iron works, the planing mills, the grape sugar works, the chemical works 
and fertilizer works are among the largest establishments of the kind in the country. 

To these must be added the car wheel works, the marine and other engine works, iron 
bridge building, the manufactories of water-mains and gas-pipes, chains, mills and mill- 
furnishing goods, threshing machines and agricultural implements, stamped hardware goods, 
refrigerators and bird cages ; tanneries ; boot and shoe and furniture factories ; soap makers ; 
pork packing houses ; edge-tool and hinge factories ; children's and other carriages ; organs 
and melodeons are made extensively, and other industries too numerous to mention ; ship- 
building is also carried on to a large extent. 

The wholesale mercantile establishments embrace every kind and the business transacted 
is immense. The banking facilities are very good, with an aggregated capital of $2,700,000, 
and other resources equally large. The last official returns from the four savings' banks show 
the deposits therein to aggregate $18,241,569. The three local insurance companies are pros- 
perous and with a high reputation. 

The three principal daily newspapers are the Courier, Commercial Advertiser, and the 
Express ; the first named is Democratic, the second and third Republican. There are several 
German dailies, besides many religious and secular weekly journals. 

The total indebtedness of the city on the first of January, 1880, was $7,416,195.96. 

The malting interest is a very important one ; twenty-four malt-houses were in operation 
last year, turning out over 2,000,000 bushels of malt, and the brewers manufactured 500,000 
bushels in addition— a total product of 2,500,000 bushels. The imports of barley from Canada 
during the past season were about 1,220,000 bushels. 



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In the latter part of the year 1880 two pipe lines will compete for the transportation of 
crude petroleum from the Bradford oil district, and it is expected that the refining industry 
of this city will attain large proportions. 

The Board of Trade is an important institution. Its rooms are situated at Central Wharf, 
on the river front. This organization was formed in 1844 and incorporated in 1857. It is 
expected that in the near future a handsome and commodious edifice will be erected uptown 
for the meetings of the members. 

The East Buffalo live stock trade is of great importance. The yai'ds for the accommoda- 
tion of all descriptions of stock cover fifty-two acres of ground, are all paved and provided 
with the requisite sheds to protect stock from the weather and chutes for loading and unload- 
ing stock. This business gives employment to a large number of men and boys. Notwith- 
standing the great competition of rival cities, Buffalo has held its own as a center in the trade. 
Its present magnitude and recent growth is shown on page 22. 

The system of water supply and works is one of the best on this continent and thus far 
have cost 13,000,000. The water is brought through a tunnel extending into the middle of 
Niagara River, thus insuring absolute purity. The construction of this tunnel and its inlet 
pier was a work of great magnitude, requiring the best engineering skill. The Holly Water 
Works system is also in use, aud further improvements, at a cost Of $250,000, are contem- 
plated. 

Another tunnel under the Niagara River, for railroad purposes, is often talked of and its 
construction is only a question of time, since the great International Bridge is inadequate to 
the accommodation of all the railroad traffic between Buffalo and Canada. This bridge was 
opened November 3, 1873, and was built by a joint Canadian and American company, at a 
cost of $1,500,000. It is nearly three-quarters of a mile in length, and the construction of the 
central portion was attended with great difficulty, owing to the rapid current of the river. 

Among the institutions in which special interest is taken are the Young Men's Association, 
with its large circulating library ; the Society of Natural Sciences, which possesses a fine 
museum, free to the public ; the Grosvenor Library, another free institution : the Historical 
Society, the archives of which are full of valuable material relating to the early history of 
the city and of Western New York ; the Fine Arts Academy, which owns many fine works 
of art, and the Decorative Art Society, which is doing excellent work. 

The Buffalo Driving Park Association has one of the best and fastest tracks in the country. 
It is the track on which Dexter's and Goldsmith Maid's best records were made, and on which 
Rarus trotted in the unequaled time of 2.13}^ — the fastest on record. Buffalo also boasts a 
first-class base ball club, a well-organized yacht club, rowing clubs, archery clubs, the polo 
club which defeated the Westchesters, with James Gordon Bennett, Esq., at their head, and 
other similar organizations. 

The City and County Hall, built at a cost of $1,400,000 and dedicated in March, 1870, stands 
on a site bounded by Delaware, Franklin, Eagle and Church streets, and the surrounding 
grounds are laid out and terraced in an artistic and ornamental manner. The building is of 
granite, with a tower containing an electrical illuminated clock, and is adorned with four 
representative statues. It is three stories high, not including a finished basement, ami fur- 
nishes quarters for all the city and county officers as well as the courts. The Common Council 
Chamber is very handsome and commodious. The new Jail, finished last year, stands at the 
junction of Delaware and Church streets, facing the City Hall. The two buildings are very 
similiar in external appearance, and are connected by an underground passage. 

The State Insane Asylum is slowly progressing toward completion, aud is an ornament to 
the locality where it is located. The Erie County Penitentiary and the Almshouse are model 
institutions of their kind; the latter has an insane asylum attached. 

The several hospitals, the homes for invalids, women and children, the deaf and dumb 
and orphan asylums and kindred benevolent associations are well managed and have coin 
fortable and roomy buildings. 

The Charity Organization, the Guild of the Good Samaritan and the Creche are admirable 
institutions, and were founded under the auspices of the Rev. Stephen Humphreys Gurteen. 

There are many fine edifices in the city, among the most prominent are the ( iustom House, 
the Germau Insurance, Manufactures' and Traders' Bank and Young Men's Association 
Buildings; the Erie County, Western and Buffalo Savings Banks and Pierce's Palace Hotel. 



The new depots of the New York Central and Erie railroads are commodious and ornamental. 
Several of the banks are located in very handsome edifices, and many merchants have 
imposing business blocks. The buildings of the Courier, Commercial Advertiser and 
Express newspapers indicate prosperity. The Academy of Music is old-fashioned exteriorly, 
but the interior is all that could be desired, both for the comfort of the audience as well as 
for scenic representations, and is ably managed. St. James Hall has been renovated and 
improved, with new scenery added, and meets all the requirements necessary for comfort. 
The Adelphi Theatre is a cosy place and successfully carried on. 

Buffalo has long been celebrated for the elegance of its private residences, which can be 
found in nearly every part of the city, especially on Delaware, Main, Franklin, North, and 
other avenues on the west side. The grounds attached to these homes are kept with great 
care. The noble trees which line the walks of the main thoroughfares add greatly to the 
beauty of the city. 

The churches and places of worship number over one hundred, divided according to 
denominations as follows : Catholic, 21; Episcopal, 12; Baptist, 11; Methodist, 15; Presby- 
terian, 12; Jewish, 3; Universalist and Unitarian, 3 each; Lutheran, German Evangelical and 
all others, 25. The most beautiful edifice in the city is St. Paul's Cathedral (Protestant 
Episcopal); it is a brown stone edifice of the Gothic style of architecture, and has a tall, 
graceful spire, containing a fine chime of bells. A stranger passing though Main street during 
the warm months will have his attention attracted to the church by the loud twittering of 
hundreds of swallows who make their nests in the mass of foliage which has grown over the 
chancel walls. St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cathedral and the episcopal residence adjoining 
are imposing piles of light-colored stone. The cathedral is noted for its chimes. St. Louis 
and St. Mary's Roman Catholic Churches, St. John's, Ascension and Christ Episcopal Churches, 
Westminster Presbyterian and Delaware Avenue Methodist Episcopal Churches are all fine 
edifices and the interiors are beautiful in decoration and furniture. 

The city of Buffalo has all the favorable conditions for health, longevity and mental and 
physical vigor that can be desired, unequaled by any city in the United States. The climate 
is salubrious, of a uniform temperature, without extremes of either heat and cold, the mercury 
scarcely ever rising above 84 degrees or falling below zero. The death-rate is as low as any 
city in the world, only 13.9 per 1,000. It has many special advantages as a summer resort, 
which of late years have been quite largely appreciated. Situated within twenty-two miles 
of Niagara Falls, the trip by rail on the several railroads is too short to be fatiguing, and 
the return trip in the evening is always pleasant, as the traveler gets the benefit of the 
fresh air from Niagara River during most of the distance. The drive to the Falls is very 
fashionable at times during the season, and when the grand idea of a boulevard connecting 
the city with the village of Niagara Falls is realized, it will be still more so. On Grand Island 
there are several private club houses and places of resort. Everybody in Buffalo goes "down 
the river" more or less during the season, and several wealthy citizens own private steam 
yachts. One of the most attractive drives is that which leads to the " Front "-now a part 
of the park system— a noble bluff above the bank of the Niagara, which commands an 
extensive view of the lake and river, and also of the harbor and portions of the city. The 
tall tower of Pierce's Palace Hotel is close by, and from that elevated point on a fine day 
the distant Chautauqua hills are visible in one direction, and the spray of Niagara Falls can 
be seen in another. Buffalo is about seventy miles distant by rail from Chautauqua Lake, 
while a trip of less than thirty miles will take the traveler to Lewiston, Niagara City, and 
the shores of Lake Ontario. These points are much visited during the season by excursionists. 
The distance by lake from Buffalo to Cleveland is 174 miles, to Toledo 264 miles, to Detroit 
255 miles, to Bay City 463 miles, to Chicago 888 miles, to Duluth 991 miles, and to Milwaukee 
823 miles! 

An act authorizing the selection and location of certain grounds for public parks, and to 
provide for their maintenance and embellishment, was passed by the State Legislature in 1869, 
and lands were selected and appraised at $305,157.85. Messrs. Olmsted & Vaux, of New York, 
were engaged to prepare plans; Mr. Geo. R. Radford was selected as engineer and Mr. William 
McMillan was secured as superintendent. No time was lost in getting the great work under 
way, and to-day the city has a park on a scale sufficient to meet the demands of a large and 
rapidly-growing population and one that will compare favorably with any on the continent. 



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The commissioners have always been mindful of the public interests and have fully appreciated 
the responsibility of their position. There has been no lavish expenditure of money and good 
judgment has characterized their work. The total area of the lands used is 000 2-10 acres, 
embracing the Lake, Meadow, Parade, Front, Niagara square, Prospect hill, North street 
circle, Bidwell place, Chapin place, Soldiers' place, Agassiz place, the Bank, Humboldt, 
Bidwell, Chapin and Lincoln parkways, Fillmore, Porter and Richmond avenues. The 
parkways are from 1,695 to 11,097 feet in length, and the beds are of stone and gravel, rolled 
hard and smooth and graded. They are each 100 feet wide. The Lake takes up forty-six and 
a half acres and was formed by damming Scajaquada Creek and by excavating. With its 
miniature islands, its bays and coves, the boat-house, well stocked with row-boats, and a float 
for the band, it is difficult to find a more romantic and picturesque spot. The popularity of the 
place is attested by the crowds of people to be seen there summer evenings. When the 
Parade Refectory (since burned) was first opened to the public fully 15,000 people, principally 
Germans, congregated there. The buildings were of wood and covered an area of 28,000 
square feet. There were spacious verandas and pavilion wings, a roomy ball and concert 
room, saloon, dining halls, waiting rooms, etc. On the east end was a tower 138 feet high, 
from the observatory of which a fine view of the harbor, city and suburban district could be 
obtained. This costly and unique structure has been replaced by a less pretentious building 
which is used for similar purposes. It is a popular resort for the Germans, particularly on 
Sundays. Adjacent to the main park where the lake is situated is Forest Lawn Cemetery — 
solemn, grand and beautiful. The new State Insane Asylum, an imposing brown stone and 
brick structure rapidly nearing completion, is on the opposite side of the main park. About 
$1,500,000 have been expended on the parks, including the amount paid for the land. 

The following interesting statistics will give some idea of the vast commerce of Buffalo. 



ERRATUM. 
On page 20, 8th line from bottom of second column, read " Grand total, bush. 44,101,089." 



TRADE AND COMMERCE OF BUFFALO. 



LAKE AND RAILROAD COMMERCE. 



Summary. 

The receipts of flour and grain in 1879 by 
lake at Buffalo aggregated 78,891,151 bushels, in- 
cluding flour reduced to its equivalent in wheat; 
the largest on record, excepting last year, when 
the figures were 84,090,939 bushels. The re- 
ceipts by the steamer International were for- 
merly added to the lake movement, but since 
the opening of the International bridge at 
Black R,ock no statistics have been kept of the 
imports by the railroads at that point. 

The business of the Lake Shore & Michigan 
Southern Railroad largely increased. The flour 
and grain movement this year was 45,201,300 
bushels as compared with 33,508,300 bushels in 
1878. The tonnage of the other articles enu- 
merated shows very favorably when contrasted 
with last year's figures. The other railroads 
centering here do not make any reports by 
which the amount of their tonnage can be as- 
certained. 

The aggregate receipts for 1879 by lake and 
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad 
were 123,992,451 bushels of grain against 117,- 
599,239 bushels in 1878, a gain of 6,393,212 
bushels in favor of this year. 

The growth of the grain trade of Buffalo is 
briefly shown by the following figures: In 1830 
the receipts by lake were 1,239,351 bushels; in 
1846, 13,366,168 bushels; in 1856, 25,753,967 
bushels; in 1866, 53,388,087 bushels; in 1876, 
50,074,648 bushels; in 1877, 65,199,291 bushels; 
in 1878, 84,046,052 bushels, and in 1S79, 78,865,- 
354 bushels. The aggregate receipts by lake of 
flour and grain from 1836 to 1879 inclusive 
were 1,526,266,253 bushels. 

The lumber trade makes an excellent exhibit. 
It will be noticed that the imports and exports 



were generally larger, and prices correspond 
ingly improved with the increased business. 
The stocks on hand are much larger than at 
this time last year, in anticipation of continued 
activity in the building trade. 

The coal trade has made the greatest progress 
of any branch of commerce The imports cf 
anthracite aggregate 1,092,134 tons, bituminous 
673,670 tons, and Blossburg 62,000 tons; total, 
1,827,804 tons; an increase of about one-third 
over the imports of 187S. The exports by lake 
show a corresponding improvement. The 
manufacturing demand was very large, indic- 
ative of increased activity, and the domestic 
consumption was a little ahead of 1878. 

The shipments of grain from the elevators 
by railroads connected therewith aggregate 
16,308,526 bushels; forthe corresponding period 
in 1878 the movement was 19,136,668 bushels; a 
falling off this year of 2,828,142 bushels. 

The exports by lake for the past season in- 
clude 580,646 tons of coal, 103,858 barrels of 
cement and plaster, 222,778 barrels and 26,372 
tons of salt, and 525 tons of railroad iron ; a 
gain over the business of 1878 of 249,474 tons 
of coal, 22,145 barrels of cement and plaster, 
and nearly 40,000 barrels of salt. The tonnage 
of other western-bound freight carried by pro- 
pellers was the largest ever known. 

The first arrival at this port by lake in 1879 
was the steam barge Enterprise from Dresden, 
Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, April 24th. 
The Straits of Mackinaw were reported open 
the same day. Propellers commenced depart- 
ing hence for upper lake ports on the 28th of 
April, but the ice blockade soon occurred at 
this end of Lake Erie, aud free navigation was 
not- secured until May the 18th. 



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Lake freights on grain from Chicago to Buf- 
falo fluctuated considerably during the season; 
opening at 6c for wheat and 5^c for corn; 
gradually declining to l|c and l|c on Jane 7th; 
then advancing slowly to 8c and 7£c October 
25th, and then declining again to 5gC and 5c re- 
spectively, the closing rates. Coal was carried 
from this port to Chicago and Milwaukee at 
rates ranging from 30c to $1 25 per ton. Prob- 
ably the fair average for the season would be 
60c per ton, as only $ 1 00 was paid for a few 
days in October and $1 00@1 25 at the close of 
November. 

Railroad freights opened at 9£c for wheat 
and 9c for corn hence to New York ; gradually 
declined to 5c and 4gC in July, and then slowly 
advanced to 12c and llgC on and after Novem- 
ber 10th. 

Elevating and storage rates on grain opened 
at |c per bushel, including gc to vessel: on 
September 221 and after they were lc per 
bushel, including gC to vessel. On November 
17th winter rates commenced. From the open- 
ing until September 22d, where no storage was 
had |c per bushel was charged, including |c to 
vessel. 

The arrivals and departures of vessels in the 
district of Buffalo Creek for the season of 1879 
were 8,447, aggregating 4,442,717 tonnage, a 
small decrease under 1878. The tonnage of 
vessels built and enrolled was 2,183.11, com- 
prising the propeller New York ; tug propellers 
T. H. Fulton, Minnie Maythem and M. M. 
Drake; steamers Josephine B. and Mamie Hig- 
gins; steam-yachts Musette, Parole, Fanchon 
and Elizabeth; the yacht Cygnet and the 
schooner Highland Maid. Twenty-four 
vessels changed hands by total transfer. The 
total tonnage of the port at the close of the fis- 
cal year ending June 30tb, was 211 vessels, of 
97,734.46 tonnage, exclusive of canal boats oth- 
er than steam, of which the custom house does 
not now keep a record. One hundred and 
nineteen vessels of all kinds are laid up here for 
the winter. 

The number of vessels passing out of exist- 
ence on the lakes in 1879 was 78, including 5 
propellers, 4 sidewheel steamers, 1 steam barge, 
6 tugs, 3 brigs, 8 barges, 9 scows, and 42 schoon- 
ers, aggregating 18,531 tonnage, and valued at 
$ 316,675. The number of deaths was 208, an 
excess of 45 over 1878. The new vessels built 
were 19, of 13,918 tonnage and valued at $791,- 
500. Net loss of tonnage, 4,013. 

The amount of canal tolls collected at this 
port during the season aggregated $591,652, as 
compared w\th $628,439 in 1878, a decrease of 



$36,787 under 1879. It should be remembered 
however, that the canals in 1878 opened April 
loth, and this year on May 8th, three weeks 
later. The number of boats cleared was 8,708; 
in 1878, 9047 ; a decrease of 339. 

Canal navigation was interrupted on June 
26th by the caving in of a culvert near Orange- 
port, and this accident with a break a few 
days later at another point delayed boats 
nearly fourteen days. The dryness of the sea- 
son also caused frequent low water, and the ice 
from Rome eastward was troublesome on and 
after the 20th of November. All boats reached 
tidewater and the canal was closed officially on 
the 6th of December. The number of days of 
navigation was 212. 

The exports by canal were 4,750 barrels of 
flour and 53,868,392 bushels of grain, or, reduc- 
ing flour to grain, 53,892,142 bushels, as com- 
pared with 5S,567,734 bushels in 1878. The 
principal products of the forest shipped were, 
107,158,316 feet of lumber, 34,600,000 shingles, 
and 56,029,617 pounds of staves ; an increase of 
lumber and shingles, and a decrease of staves. 
Flaxseed was carried to the extent of 22,238,587 
pounds, pig iron 923 tons, coal 2S.284 tons, pe- 
troleum oil 55,435 barrels, and pork 2,131 bar- 
rels. The total tonnage was 1,830,843, of the 
value of $48,142,030. 

The imports are well worthy of special no- 
tice, as they show the beneficial result of the 
free list on water transportation. The aggre- 
gate tonnage was 499,453, of the value of 
$43,554,105— nearly equal to the value of the 
exports. The principal articles imported were 
dried fruits, domestic woolens and cottons, pig 
iron, iron ore, salt, sugar, molassas, coffee, nails, 
iron and steel, railroad iron, crockery, coal and 
gypsum. 

Canal freights from Buffalo to New Ycrk 
opened at 5 5 c for wheat and 5c for corn; grad- 
ually declined to 3|c and Sjc for the week end- 
ing June 28th; then advanced to9$c and 8£cat 
the end of September and beginning of Octo- 
ber; fluctuated to the highest point, 12c and lie, 
on October 23d, 24th and 25th. During No- 
vember 10@10 5 c and 8@9.jC respectively was 
obtained; closing at outside figures. Pine 
lumber varied from $2 25@4 00 per 1,000 feet, 
and staves from $1 00@2 50 per ton over tolls. 
The receipts of flour and grain at tidewater 
from all the canals this year wer e 56,977,000 
bushels as compared with 63,010,600 bushels in 
1878. 

The table of comparative prices of leading 
articles shows a large increase in the values of 
the articles enumerated, with but few excep- 



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tions, as compared with 1878— but our space 
will not allow of more particular mention. 

The live stock trade during the year shows a 
falling off in cattle, sheep and hogs, but the 
business done, nevertheless, was very large, and 
is a material element conducive to the pros- 
perity of the commercial interests of our city. 

The receipts of flour and grain at the west- 
ern lake ports of Chicago, Milwaukee, Toledo, 
Detroit, Cleveland and Duluth, from January 
1st to December 27th,* aggregate 228,042,847 
bushels as compared with 225,259,114 bushels in 
1878. The shipments for the same period from 
those places were 209,819,924 bushels in 1879, 
and 198,262,889 bushels in 1878. These figures 
show a gain for this year's cereal movement. 



Comparative Imports by Lake. 

The following table shows the imports of prin- 
cipal articles into this port by lake for the years 
1877, 1878 and 1879: 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Ashes, casks 214 

Ashes, tons 700 

Ashes, leached. tons 235 

Apples, bbls ' . 8i2 

Beef, bbls and tcs . 506 

Beans, bu .. 115 

Beans, bbls 56 

Barlev, bu 1,652,566 1,375.184 610,740 

Butter, lbs 5,000 949 

Butter, pkgs 251 2,046 

Bacon, bxs 589 6,035 

Broomcorn, bis 1,385 953 103 

Barrels, empty, no 4,705 .... 

Coal, tons 44,247 50,001 34,648 

Cheese, bxs 125 

Corn, bu 31,362,866 35,133,853 32,990,993 

Cedar posts, no 24,012 8.209 16,730 

Cornmeal, bbls 3,702 6,475 2,000 

Copper, pkgs 11,623 7,804 12,685 

Copper, tons 6,342 8,758 6,064 

Copper, cakes and 

bars 12,616 8,781 17,791 

Cattle,no 11 

Eggs, doz 186 

Eggs, pkgs 1,569 6,945 

Fish, pkys 21,153 8,617 5,120 

Flour, bbls 693,044 97l,''80 897,105 

Feed.sks 57,694 4,591 8,399 

(-rindstones, tons.. 195 65 

Grindstones, no 288 331 

IIides.no 4,593 5,140 

Hides, tons 10 

Hides, bdls 132 

Horses, no 130 31 

Hops, bales 178 952 

Hams, tcs 619 1,002 

Hoops, no 22,403.700 11,500,000 14,579,000 

Hoop poles, no 19 i,620 200,000 

Headinsr, bbls 6,98 5,721 14,471 

Iron ore, tons. 1,997 14,737 25,380 

Iron, pig, tons 5,630 fi,447 8,431 

Iron, tons 340 3,638 127 

Iron, scrap, lbs 75,000 64,200 256,000 

Iron, bdls 622 

Iron, bars 3,639 

Iron, plates 110 

Lead, tons 5 '7 147 46 

Lead, pigs 51,805 35,719 6,°85 

Leather, rolls 230 538 40 

Lard, lbs 770,600 249,920 

Lard, tcs 53,400 88,278 81,831 

Lard, pkgs 9,168 2,775 18,568 

Lard, bbls 1,850 



1«77. 1878. 1879. 

Lumber, feet 141,572,469 176,322,464 202,443,612 

Lath, pes.. 6,392,200 3,535,000 4,644,000 

Millfeed, lbs 407,000 

Oats, bu 4,279,229 5,122,972 1,104,793 

Oatmeal, bbls 1,557 7,518 2,500 

Oatmeal, bags 4,443 

Oil cake, pkgs 32,084 73,443 51,047 

Oil cake, tons 504 245 379 

Oil, bbls 3 337 3,340 480 

Pickets, no 55,522 7,190 

Pork, bbls 41,766 31,937 33,570 

Peas.bu 57,450 44,887 25,797 

Potatoes, bu 4,6*8 

Pelts, bdls 3,236 823 754 

Potash, tons 219 

Plaster, bbls 1,000 

Rve, bu 1,155,003 2,135,007 1,884,802 

Sundries, pkgs 46,714 41,800 75,000 

Silver ore, pkgs ... 3,H0 536 

Silver ore, tons 620 

Seed, bags 265,993 351,716 293,742 

Seed, bu 344,312 

Stone, tons 834 59 

Stone, cords 1.489 1,175 

Salt, bbls 1,000 

Staves, no 18,284,985 11,638,863 12,070,597 

Stave bolts, cords.. 4,403 4,512 8,640 

Shingles, no 54,254,000 66,273,000 59,793,700 

Snooks, bdls 12,775 17,985 1,541 

Shooks, no 767,000 

Sheep.no 15 

Tobacco, pkgs 2,766 3,358 4,143 

Tallow, lbs 130,780 83,400 

Tallow, pkgs 1,650 100 

Tallow, bbls 590 278 441 

Tallow, tcs 100 11.258 

Ties, no 172,679 160,000 271,693 

Whiskv, bbls 27 51 

Wool, bales 942 357 2,42? 

Wood, cords 2,516 1,084 1,400 

Wheat, bu 23,284,405 35,419,136 37,788,.M)1 

AGGREGATE RECEIPTS OF FLOUR AND 
GRAIN. 

1877. 1878. ' 1879. 

Flour, bbls 693,044 971,980 897,105 

Wheat, bu 23,284,405 35,419,136 37,788,501 

Corn, bu 31,362,866 35,133,835 32,990,993 

Oats, bu 4,279,229 5,122,972 1,104,793 

Barlev, bu 1,652,568 1,375,184 610,740 

Rye, bu 1,155,003 2,135,007 1,884,802 

Peas, bu 57,450 44,887 25,797 

Total grain, bu .. 61,794,521 79,231.039 74,405,626 

Flour to" wheat, bu. 3,465,220 4,859,900 4,485,525 

Grand total, bu.. 65,256,741 84,090,939 78,891,151 



Receipts by Lake Shore & Michigan 
Southern Railroad. 

The following table shows the principal receipts 
at Buffalo by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern 
Railroad for the year ending December 31st, 1879, 
as compared with those of 1878 and 1877: 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Flour, bbls 1,100,000 947,400 1,187,700 

Wheat, bu 4,219,900 8,243,200 12,916,700 

Corn, bu 6,139,200 12,470,400 16,947,800 

Oats, bu 3,669,100 5,721,300 8,869,10> 

Barlev, bu 679,600 1,363,600 753,000 

Rye, bu 815,600 972,800 776,200 

Total grain, bu... 15,523,400 28,771,300 39,262,800 
Flour to wheat, bu. 5,502,000 4,737,000 5,938,500 

G rand total, bu.. 21,025,400 33,508,300 45,201,300 



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1877. 

Beef, bblsand tcs.. 191,160 

Butter, lbs 8,069,000 

Bacon, lbs 27,140,000 

Broomcorn, bales.. 20,612 

Coal, tons 156,958 

Cattle, cars 24,746 

Cheese, bxs 81,860 

Cotton, bales.. 110,090 

Cornrneal, bbls 231,200 

Eggs, pkgs 13,475 

Fish, pkgs 22,054 

Grindstones, no 7,035 

Hides, no 205,915 

Horses, cars 660 

Hops, bales 3,61 5 

Hogs, cars 8,615 

Hemp, bales 14,885 

Hams, tcs 190.350 

Iron, plates, no 41,260 

Iron, pig, tons 7,128 

Leather, rolls 10,400 

Lard, lbs 14,880,000 

Lumber, cars 2,558 

Oilcake, pkgs 153,010 

Oil, refined, bbls... 1,198,(530 

Oil, crude, bbls 1,370,485 

Pork, bbls 230,150 

Pelts, bdls 18,000 

Seed, bags 47,760 

stones, tons 4,590 

Staves, cars 426 

Sheep, cars 2,157 

Tobacco, pkgs 27,370 

Tobacco, hhds . 6,525 

Tallow,bblsorpkgs 7,779 

Tan bark, cars 785 

Whisky, bbls 60,670 

Wool, bales 22,934 

Of the above receipts for 18 
following were for this city: 

1877. 

Flour, bbls 31,300 

Wheat, bu 58,700 

Corn, bu 224,000 

Oats, bu 81,900 

Barley, bu 14,400 

Kye, bu 6,000 

Hides.no 67,075 

Fish, pkgs 4,264 

Lumber, cars 798 

Oil, refined, bids... 45,626 

Oil, crude, bbls .... 8.070 

Coal, tons 111,808 



1878. 

171,550 

9,536,000 

25,560,000 

19,250 

98,916 

30,925 

87,180 

73,550 

192,200 

15,876 

20,949 

11,060 

222,388 

648 

2,020 

13,017 

12,880 

166,700 

35,830 

8,445 

9,570 

21,990,000 

2,871 

97,470 

1,698,750 

738,832 

201,900 

13,980 

35,511 

4,904 

3<»8 

2,935 

21,810 

5,251 

8,445 

623 

56,610 

20,470 



1879. 

183,100 

17,538,000 

24,540,000 

14,047 

70,808 

36,146 

121,100 

119,572 

212,700 

26,590 

26,420 

21,170 

305,997 

1,061 

1,400 

12,503 

9,133 

185,730 

26,280 

10,166 

12,702 

20,270,000 

2,625 

156,630 

1,156,745 

331,165 

238,450 

14,370 

41,300 

8,551 

440 

2,997 

27,910 

5,623 

7,080 

455 

73,650 

27,755 



77, 1878 and 1879 the 



1878. 

34,500 

15,200 

300,0,10 

100,800 

92,000 

4,800 
68,278 

6,361 

1,072 
45,910 

1 ,275 
87,954 



1879. 

31,400 

126,200 

136,800 

130,000 

22,000 

2,400 

103,182 

7,585 

1,145 

36,030 

905 

53,118 



Flour and Grain Receipts by Lake and 

the Lake Shore & Michigan 

Southern Railroad. 

The following statement shows the receipts of 
flour and grain by Lake and the Lake Shore & 
Michigan Southern Railroad in 1877, 1878 and 1879: 
„. ... 1877. 1878. 1879. 

Flour, bbls 1,793,444 1,919,380 2,084,805 



Wheat, bu ... 

Corn, bu 

Oats, bu 

Barley, bu ... 

Rye, bu 

Peas, bu . 



.... 27,504,305 43,(562,336 50,705,201 

.... 37,502,066 47,(504,253 48,938,703 

.... 7,939,329 10,844,272 9,973,893 

.... 2,332,168 2,738,784 1,3(53,7 10 

.... 1,970,603 3,107,807 2,(561 ,002 

57,450 44,887 25,797 



Total, bu 77,305,921 108,002,339 113,668,426 

Hour to wheat, bu. 8,907,220 9,596,900 10,324,025 

Grand total, bu .. 87,273,141 117,599,239 123,992,451 

Note.— No returns made of the traffic over the 

International bridge in 1877, 1878 and 1879. The 

receipts would be largely increased if these 

figures could be given. 



Grain Trade of Buffalo for Forty-four 

Years. 

The following statement shows the grain trade 

of Buffalo for forty-four years (the receipts by 

the Lake Shore Railroad not included) : 

Tears. Flour, bbls. 

1836 139 178 

1837 126,805 

1838 a77,(i20 

1839 8*4.125 

1840 597,142 

1841 730,040 

1842 734,408 

1813 917,517 

1814 915,030 

1845 746,750 

1846 1,374,529 

1847 1,857,000 

1848 1.249,000 

1849 1,207,435 

1850 1,103,039 

1851 1,258.224 

1852 1,299,213 

1853 975,557 

1854 739.756 

18o5 936,761 

1856 1,126,048 

1857 845.953 

1858 1,536,109 

1859. 1,420.333 

1860 1,122,335 

1861 2,159 ,691 

1862 2,846,(122 

1863 2,978,089 

1864 2,028,520 

1865 1,788,393 

1866 1,813,543 

1867 1,440,056 

1868 1,502,731 

1869 1,598,487 

1870 1,470,391 

1871 1,278,077 

1872. 762,502 

1873 1 259,205 

1874 1,693.585 

1875 1,810,402 

1876 807,210 

1877* 693,014 

1878* 971,9.-0 

1879* 897,105 

Oats,bu 

1836 28,640 

1837 2,553 

1838 6,577 

1839 

1840 

1841 14,144 

1842 

1843 2,489 

1844 18.017 

1845 23,301 

1846 218,300 

1847 446,000 

1848 560,(100 

1849 362,384 

1850 857,580 

1851 1,140,340 

1852 2,: 96,231 

1853 1,580,655 

1854 4,401,739 

1855 2,693,222 

1856 1,733,382 

1857 1,214,7(50 

1858 2,275,231 

1859 394.502 

I860 1 209,594 

18(51 1,797,9(15 

1862 2.624,932 

1863 7,828,187 

1864 11,682,687 

1870 8,494,799 

1371 10,227,472 



Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. 
804,090 2(14,355 

450,350 94,490 

943.117 34,148 

1,117,262 

1,004,561 

1,6*5,(00 

1,556,420 

1,827,241 

2,174,5(0 

1.770,740 

4,744,184 

6,489,100 

4,520,117 

4,943,978 

8,681,847 

4,167,121 

5,519,7-8 

5,420,043 

3,510,782 

8,022,126 

8,465,671 

8,334,179 
10,671,550 

9,284,652 
18 602,645 
27,105,219 
30,435,831 
21.240,348 
17,677,519 
13,437 888 
10,479,694 
11,879,085 
12,555,2(5 
19,228,516 
20,556,722 
22,606,217 
14,304,942 
30,618,372 
29.778.572 
32,967,(586 
19,324 612 
23,284,405 
35,419,136 
37,788,501 
Barley, bu 
4,876 



71,337 
201,031 
t454.53tt 
223.9(56 
137,978 
54,20() 
1,455.258 
2,862 800 
2.298,000 
3,321,651 
2,593878 
5,988,775 
5,136,716 
8,065,793 
10.108.9-i3 
9,711,430 
9,633,277 
5713,611 
6,621,668 
3,113,653 
11,386,217 
21,024,657 
24,388 627 
20.086,9 2 
10 478.(-81 
19,840 901 
27.S94.798 
17,873,638 
16,804.067 
11.549,403 
9,410,128 
26,110,769 
34,643,187 
28,550,828 
24.974.518 
•-2,593,891 
20 939,853 
33,362,866 
35,133,8-3 
32,990,993 
Rye, bu. 
1,500 
3,267 
909 



4,710 

l*6l7 

47^530 



2,150 

1,268 

1,332 

456 

28^250 
70,787 
17,8b9 



3,600 

142,773 

497,913 

401,1 98 

313,885 

62,804 

46 327 

37,844 

308,371 

36 ,560 

262,158 

313,757 

423,124 

641,449 

4(55,057 

82H.563 

1,606,384 



10,652 
112,251 

107,152 

177.066 

299,591 

245,810 

48,536 

125,214 

124,693 

80,822 

337 7«4 

791,664 

422,309 

633,727 

877,6*6 

1,245,485 



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Oats, bu. Barley, bu. Rye, bu. 

1872 10,SJ33,166 1,802,598 1,010,693 

1«73 11,492,472 637.124 947.323 

1865 5.459,347 651,339 126.1.93 

1866 6 846,983 1,821,154 626,154 

1867 9,006,109 1,946.923 1,095,039 

1886 6,050,045 3,088,925 301,809 

1861 5,972.346 1,232,507 9 6,947 

1«74 5 396 7*1 ]154 94-* 167 301 

1875 8,414,124 9'6,F89 222,126 

1K76 2.397257 2,615,081 761,795 

1677* 4,279,2.9 1,652,563 1,155.003 

187** 5.122.972 1,375 1S4 2.135,0 7 

1879* 1,104,793 610,740 1,884,802 

GRAIN INCLUDING FLOUR AS GRAIN. 

Grain, Grain, including 
Years. bush. flour, bush. 

1836 543,461 1,239,351 

1837 550,660 1,184,685 

1838 974,751 2,587,887 

1839 1,117,262 2.362,851 

1840 1,075,888 4,061,598 

1841 1,852 325 5,502,625 

1842 2,015,928 5,087,468 

1643 2,055,025 6.642,610 

1844 2,335,568 6,910 718 

1845 1,848.040 5,581,790 

1846 6.491,522 13,366,167 

1847 9,868a87 x9.153.lS7 

1848 7,396,012 14,641.018 

1849 8,628,013 14,665,189 

1850 6,618,004 12,059,551 

1851 11,449,661 17,740,784 

1852 13,392.937 20,390,506 

1853. 11,078.741 15,956,525 

1»54 18.553,455 22,252,238 

1855 19,7.^8.473 24,472,277 

1856 20,123,667 25.753,965 

1857 ... 15,348,930 19,578,690 

1858 20,202,444 26,812 082 

1859 14,429.069 21,530,722 

I860 31.441,440 37,053.115 

1861 50,662,646 61,400,601 

1862 58,642,344 72,872,454 

1863 49,S45,065 64,735 510 

1864 ^41,044,496 51,177,146 

1865 42,473,223 51,415,188 

1866 51,820.342 53,388,087 

1867 43,499,780 50,700.060 

1868 42,436,201 49,949,856 

1869 ... 37,014.728 45,007,163 

1870 39,261,141 46,613.096 

1871 60,765,357 67,155,742 

1872 58,447,822 62,260.332 

1873 67,340,570 73.686,595 

18T4 61,^62.627 70 552 

1875 65 104.716 74,246,726 

1876 46,038,598 50,074,648 

1877* 61,731,071 65,199,29 1 

lr>78* 79,1.6,152 84.046.il52 

1879* 74,379,829 78,865,354 

COMPARED BY DECADES. 

Grain, Grain, including 
Years. bush. flour, bush. 

1836 543 461 1,239,351 

1846 6,491.522 13,366.167 

1856 20,123,667 25,753,967 

1866 51.820.842 53,888,087 

1876 40,038,598 50,074,648 

AGGREGATE RECEIPTS COMPARED. 



Grain, 
Decades. bush. 

1830 to 1815— 10 rear s.. 14,368,908 
1846 to 18 5— 10 years. .113,766.005 
1856 to 1805—10 Vears.. 344.213.324 
1866 to 1875-10 years. .526,976 775 

18^6 46,038,598 

1877* 61,734071 



Grain, including 
flour, bush. 
41 851,483 
174,717,437 
432,890,318 
597 121.670 
50 074.648 
65,199,291 



Decades. 

1878- 

1879* 



Total 44 years . 1,262,435,711 



Grain, Grain, including 

bush. Flour, bush. 

79.170.152 84 04K.052 

74,379,829 78,865,354 



1,526,266,253 



♦Canadian receipts through Custom-house not 
included in 1877, 1878 and 1879. 



Lumber Trade of Buffalo. 

The following table shows the receipts and ship- 
ments of lumber, etc., for three years: 

IMPORTS BY CANAL. 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Lumber, feet 328,071 888,145 1,703,849 

Timber, cubic feet. 8,225 5,016 82,862 

Shingles, no 177,000 10,000 30,000 

EXPORTS BY CANAL. 

Lumber, feet 79,782,686 95,310,685 107,158,316 

Staves, lbs 82,350,650 77.4s2.200 56,029,617 

Shingles, no 30,542,000 29,283,000 34,600,000 

IMPORTS BY LAKE. 

Heading, bbls 6,198 5,721 14,471 

Hoops, no 22,403,700 11,500,000 14,579,000 

Hooppoles.no 190,620 2 r 0,000 

Lumber, feet 141,572,469 176,312,464 202,443,612 

Lath, pieces 6,392,200 3,545,000 4,644,000 

Railroad ties, no... 172,079 160,000 271.003 

Staves, no 18,284,985 11,638,868 12,070,597 

Stave bolts, cords.. 4,403 4,512 8.610 

Shingles, no. J. 54,254,000 66,273,000 59,793,700 

Shocks, bundles ... 12,775 17,985 1,541 

Pickets, no 55,522 7,190 

Cedar posts, no 24,012 8,209 16,730 

OTHER IMPORTS BY RAILROADS AND TEAMS.* 

Lumber, feet 75,000,000 90,000,000 90,000,000 

*Partly estimated. 

AVERAGE PRICES. 

The prices at the yards during 1879 were about 
as follows, per 1,000 feet: 

Basswood...$14 00@20 00 Chestnut $22 00®36 00 

Pine 800@4000 Walnut 30 00@80 00 

Ash 1400@3500 Maple 18 00@3200 

Whitewood . 14 00@35 00 Hickory 25 00<§ 15 oo 

Oak 19 00@37 00 Lath, per M. 165® 2 00 

Cherry 32 00@45 00 Shingles, do. 180(5 3 25 



Coal Trade of Buffalo. 

The anthracite»and bituminous coal trade of this 
city is shown by the following figures: 

IMPORTS BY CANAL. 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Anthracite, tons 208,609 115,162 92,134 

Blossburg, tous 10,000 3,353 2,000 

EXPORTS BY CANAL. 

Bituminous, tons 29,250 30,820 28,290 

IMPORTS BY LAKE. 

Bituminous, tons 44,247 50,001 36,648 

EXPORTS BY LAKE. 

Anthracite, tons 405,074 306,172 550,646 

Blossburg, tons 50,000 25,000 30,000 

IMPORTS BY RAILROADS.* 

Anthracite, tons 550,000 660,000 1,000,000 

Bituminous, tons 214,200 425,973 637,022 

Blossburg, tons 50,000 45,001) 00,000 

EXPORTS BY RAILROADS. 

No estimate to hand of the movement in detail. 



14 



RECAPITULATION. 

Totnl imports, Anthra- 
cite, tons 759,609 775,102 1,092,134 

Do., Bituminous, tons.. 258,447 474,974 673,670 

Do. Blossburg, tons 00,000 28,353 62,000 

Total exports, Bitumi- 
nous 29,250 39,820 28.290 

Do., Anthracite, tons. .405.074 306,172 550,616 
Do., Blossburg, tons.... 50,000 25,000 30,000 
♦Partly estimated. 

The retail prices of anthracite per 2,000 pounds, 
delivered in city limits, during the year were as 
follows : 

Bloss- 
1879. Grate. Etrg. Stove. Nut. burg. 

Jan'v 1 $5 15 $5 25 $5 50 $5 00 $4 00 

April 19 3 75 3 75 4 00. 3 75 4 00 

May 24 3 25 3 25 3 50 3 50 3 50 

May 3 3 50 3 50 3 75 3 75 3 50 

Oct. 13 3 90 3 90 4 00 4 00 3 50 

Oct. 20 4 10 4 10 4 20 4 20 3 50 

Nov. 1 4 35 4 35 4 45 4 60 3 50 

Dec. 1 4 65 4 65 4 85 5 10 3 75 

Dec. 31 4 65 4 65 4 85 5 j0 3 75 

The range of prices during 1879 for bituminous, 
delivered to manufactories, gas works, propeller 
lines, etc., were from $2 10 to $4 00 per ton, accord- 
ing to description. The price at retail varied from 
$4 00 to $6 00 delivered per ton, according to qual- 
ity, for family use. 

About 185,000 tons of anthracite and bituminous 
coal were consumed by families in this city dur- 
ing 1879. 



Comparative Prices of Leading Articles. 

The following statement shows the approximate 
miling i ates of the various articles enumerated at 
Buffalo December 30, 1879, and the corresponding 
periods in 1878 and 1877: 

Flour, bbl— 1877. 1878. 1879. 

City gr. s|i. No. l.$0 26® 6 75 $5 00® 5 50 $6 75® 7 25 

City gr. sp. No. 2. 5 25(u 5 75 3 75«/' 4 25 5 50® 6 25 

Citv gr'd amber. 7 (10® 7 50 5 25@ 5 75 7 25® 7 75 

Citygr'd while. 7 25,./; 7 75 5 50.u. 0(10 7 50® 8 00 

C. g. new proe's. 8 50(5 9 50 7 25® 7 75 8 25® 9 00 

Western spring. 6 00® 6 75 4 25(a< 5 25 6 do® 7 50 

Weston oakers' 6 50® 7 00 450(5 6 00 7 00(5 7 50 

Western amber. 7 00® 7 50 4 75 § 5 25 7 50® 8 00 

Western white - 7 25® 7 75 5 25d 5 75 7 75® 8 25 

Western new pr. 8 50® 9 00 70i)(S 800 875® 975 

Rye - 400(a), 450 325,i . 3 50 5 50(5 Hon 

Buckwheat, CWt 2 65® 3 00 200®225 300® 300 

Wheat, bush — 

No. i Bpring 1 27 1 00 

No. 2 spring 123 95 

No. 1 Oiiluth sp. 1 25 I 07 1 13 

No.l h'dDu'th ^p i 45 

Bed and amber. 1 32® 1 38 95® l 00 l 38<§ i 15 

White ... 13d<s>14J 90a 103 1 10® 1 47 

Corn, bush — 

No. 2 Western.. 53® 53^ lo'.'.n n 58« 

Oats, bu, West's 31® 34 26^ 29 4-5 

Bye, bu, do . 70® Ti 90 

Bar lev, bush — 

West, and Can.. 70 7). 8". 61*110 70® 90 

State, 2&4-i-'w'd 50® 73 75® 92 65® B0 

Barle\ ma t,bu 75® l 15 l 10® l 30 I 051 I -■"> 
Pea bu, free of 

iio • ( anada. I 10@ l 20 so , oo Do® l 00 

Bean . ! 60® 2 15 1 SO^ I To i 50 

Seed, clover, bu. 4 75® 6 60 I 50a 5 25 5 

Se«d. imothy.bu I lO.d 1 60 I 35(5 1 15 2 90 

Miilfeed, ion — 

1600 II 00 ' L200 16 00(5)17 00 

Fine 17 oo l:; oo>i I l 00 I'', 00(5 IT m 

Finished I i00@ 1 1 00 it 00(i 



Flour, bbl— 1877. 1878. 

Rve 17 00@19 00 14 00®i5 00 

Cornmeal, 1001b 1 05 u, 1 20 80® 90 

Oatm al, bbl ... 5 00® 7 00 4 0J@ 6 50 

Mess pork, bbl — 

Heavy 12 00@12 50 8 50® 9 00 

Shortcut 12 00®12 50 9 00® 9 50 

Lard, lb 8® 9 6'4® <6V 3 

Dres'd hogs, cwt 4 50 § 4 75 2 75® 3 50 

Highwiues, gal. 1 09® 1 10 1 07® 1 OS 

Potatoes, bu 35 q) 50 60® 80 

Butter, lb 14a) 25 12 1, 20 

Cheese, dairv, lb. 12 7® 8 

Do., factory, lb.. 13(5) 13 l £ 9n 9'a 

Hops, lbs 11® 13 8<t} 11 

Eggs, doz 21® 23 23 a) 25 

Cranberries, bbl 7 00® 8 00 6 25® 7 50 

Apples, dried.lb. 5'^® 7 3 l *@ 5 

Do., green, bbl.. 2 25® 3 25 1 25® 2 00 

Oranges, case. .. 7 00 oi 7 50 5 00® 6 00 

Lemons, box 3 50® 4 00 3 00® 5 00 

Salt, coarse, bbl. 1 00 80 

Salt, fine, bbl . 95 85 

Coal, Anthracite, retail price, deliver 

Grate 520 5 15 

Egg 5 20 5 25 

Chestnut 5 35 5 00 

Stove ... 5 45 5 50 

Coal,bitumiuous 5 50® 6 50 5 00® 5 50 

Hides, green, lb. 83} 9 8>s@ 10»£ 

Do., cured 12at 14 14® 18 

Leather, lb — 

Best sl'ght'd sole 31 26 

No. 2 do 29 21 

Cement, bbl 1 005) 1 25 1 16® 1 25 

Refined Petroleum, gallon, fire test — 

112'o420o 12 1 2 ® 16 10 

Pease's Pr'm oil 30® 35 35 

Pease's H'dlight 25 25 

Lard Oil- 
Extra winter,gal 75® 80 60 
Do., No. 1, do .. 65® 70 55 
Linseed oil, raw. 55 60 
Do., boiled, gal. 62 65 
W. V. oil, black, 

gallon . 25 23 

Do., gal., in bbl 30 25 

Sperm oil, gal . 150 125 

Fish, half bbl— 

White 4 25® 4 33 3 40® 3 50 

Trout 3 25® 3 38 3 00 

Siscoes 3 00 160 

Codfish, George's 

Bank, cwt 5 25® 5 75 5 00 

Halibut, cwt 100 6 00 

Mackerel, kit... 1 75® 2 30 1 90® 2 40 

Do., bbl 15 00 a 22 00 12 00® 18 00 

St'ling Exch'ge. 4 82® 4 85 4 82® 4 87 

Gold 102% 100 



1879. 


18 00® 


9 00 


1 05"; 


1 15 


6 00® 7 00 




3 50 




3 50 


8® 


8 Ml 




6 00 




1 12 


40® 


45 


18® 


27 




11 




12 


30® 


35 


2.® 


23 




8 00 


7® 


8 


1 75® 


2 50 


5 00® 


5 50 




4 00 




140 




1 40 


ed, tor 


— 




4 65 




4 35 




5 10 




4 85 




6 00 


9%@ 


10 


16® 


17 




31 




29 


80® 


100 


8® 


9 




35 




25 




60 




58 




75 




78 




23 




25 




100 


5 00® 5 50 


4 00® 


4 25 


3 00^ 3 25 


5 00® 5 50 




11 IK) 


1 20® 


3 75 


11 00(5 


11 00 


4 81® 4 84 




1 00 



Exports from Elevators by Erie and 
Central Railroads. 
The following statement shows the exports of 
grain from the elevators of this city by the Erie 
and Central railroads for the months of— 





Wheat, 


Corn, 


Oats, 


Barley 


, Rve, 


1879. 


bu. 


bu. 


bu. 


bu. 


bu. 


January .. 


334,350 


19,605 


23,879 


9.01)3 




February 


143,542 










March 


336,131 




■13,000 


1,660 




April 


196,151 


1,400 




1,96] 




May 


667,870 


182,782 


4, son 


6,500 




June 


345,442 


648,354 


1,400 


25,000 




July 


566,015 1 


,398,332 


72,382 




12,029 


August ... 


1,759,716 1 


,319,718 






46,607 


Sepl ruber 


1,566,889 


849,782 


42,ooo 






October 


1,1 12,512 


,324,345 


850 


30,468 


is. 105 


Nov'mber 


776,882 


865,728 




2, 60 


5, COO 


Dec'mber. 


85 ,099 


550.011 


.... 


17,116 


.... 



Total ..8,575,129 7,3611,007 188,329 94,230 81,831 



15 



Wheat, Corn, Outs, Barley, Rye, 

bu. bu. bit. bu. bu. 

Total 1878.9,173,439 9,300,650 254,057 185,212 223,310 

Total 1877.9,323,348 3,854,034 620,009 348,082 90,332 

Total 1876.5,984,722 6,581,929 715,049 112,741 278,291 

Total 1875.6,198,393 6,433,717 1,091,327 60,437 16,786 

Total 1874.4,658,080 5,209,202 1,318,097 191,277 10,318 

Grand total, bushels, 1874 11,386,974 

" " 1875_ .14,800,6110 

" " 1876 13,672,732 

" " 1877 14.235,805 

" 1878 19,130,668 

" 1879 16,308,526 

Decrease 1S79 under 1878, bushels 2,828,142 

Lake Exports. 
The following: statement, collated from the 
clearances issued during the season of navigation 
at the Custom-hou*e of this port, shows the ex- 
ports of the articles named during the seasons of 
navigation in 1877, 1878 and 1879 westward by lake : 
1877. 1878. 1879. 

Coal, tons 455,074 331,172 580,646 

Cement and plaster, bbls. 113,623 81,413 103,858 

Salt, bbls 321,615 247,452 222,778 

Salt, tons 7,235 18,707 26,372 

Railroad iron, tons 1,509 283 525 

Railroad iron, bars 2,170 

Pig iron, tons Not reported. 



Lake Freights from Buffalo to Chicago on 

Coal. 

The following statement shows the ruling rates 

of freight on coal per ton, free, by sail vessels 

from Buffalo to Chicago during the season of 1879: 



1879. 



Coal, ton. 1879. 



Coal, ton. 
$0 70 



April 28 $0 40 Sept. 22. 

May 7 30 Sept. 24 75 

June 4 35 Oct. 6 &5 

June 20 40 Oct. 14 90 

June 23 45 Oct. 15 1 00 

July 1 50 Oct. 22 85 

Au?. 6 .. 40 Oct. 25 90 

Aug. 25 50 Oct. 27 75 

Sept. 11 55 Nov. 17 100 

Sept. 15 60 Nov. 18 1 25 

The dates given are the days on which the 
changes were made. 

Lake Freights from Chicago to Buffalo on 
Wheat and Corn. 

The following statement shows the ruling rates 
of lake freights on wheat and corn from Chicago to 
Buffalo, by sail vessels, ou the dates specilied in 
1879: 

Wheat, Corn, Wheat, < !orn, 

1879. bu. bu. 1879. bu. bu. 

April 17noml. 6 5'£ Aug. 9 5 4% 

April 26 i l £ 4 Aug. 16 6J» 5 

May 2 3*4 3 Aug. 23 5 4H 

May 9 3K 3 Autr. 30 5^ 4 l i 

May 12 3 1% Sept. 6 5 4 L i 

May 17 3& 3 sept. 13 5 4\i 

May 24 2% 2K Sept. 20 5 4V % 

May 31 •>% 2% Sept. 27 H l i 

June 7.. 1% 1H' Oct, 4.. r ... 0<„ B 

June 14 2 1% Oct. 11 1^ 7 

June 21 2 \% Oct, 18 8M 1% 

June 28 _2 1% Oat. 25.. 8 l'i 

July $..„. °>i{ 8 Nov. 1 m 7 

July 12..,._,..'2W 2 Nov. 8 l l i 7 

July 39-, 2¥ 2 Nov. 15 6^ 6 

July 26 : J ,\i 3 Nov, 22 5'« 5 

Aug, 2... 4'i 4 Nov. 25 5% 5 



Railroad Freights from Buffalo to New- 
York on Wheat and Corn. 

The following statement shows the nominal 
rates of freight on wheat and corn by railroad 
from Buffalo to New York during the year 1879: 

Wheat, Corn, 

1879. bu. bu. 

January 1 to May 4 9>£ 9 

May 5 to Mivl5 7 6^ 

Mavl6toMav28 6% 6 

May 29 to July 25 5 4*4 

Julv26 to Jul'v29 5V Z 5 

July 30 to August 10 6 5^ 

August 11 to August 15 7 <oK 

August 16 to August 25 8 Th£ 

August 26 to October 12 9 8!£ 

October 13 to November 9 ]0V£ 10 

November 10 to December 3t 12 11^ 



Elevating and Storage Rates at Buffalo. 

The following shows the curreut rates as pub- 
lished by the Western Elevating Company, during 
the days specified in 1879: 

January 1 to April 30.— Winter storage, 
which commenced November 18, 1878, was: Ele- 
vating, including ten days' storage, one cent per 
bushel; seven-eighths of one cent to the grain and 
one-eighth of one cent to the vessel. Storage, 
each succeeding ten days or parts thereof, one- 
quarter of one cent per bushel. On grain in store 
on that date or after, the charge for winter stor- 
age will be one-quarter of one cent per bushel for 
each ten days or parts thereof until such charge 
(accumulated after November 18, 1878) shall 
amount to two cents per bushel; then the grain 
shall be free of storage until five days after the 
opening of canal navigation in 1879. 

May 1 to September 21.— For elevating and 
transferring half of one cent per bushel; for ele- 
vating,»transferring and storing for first five days 
or parts thereof, five- eighths of one cent per 
bushel; for storage, each succeeding ten days, or 
parts thereof, in addition, one-quarter of a cent 
per bushel, The vessel pays, in addition to the 
above, one-eighth of one cent per bushel, 

September 22 to November 18.— For ele^ 
vating and transferring, including live days' stor-. 
age, seven-eighths of one cent per bushel. Stor- 
age, each succeeding ten days or parts thereof ( 
one-quarter of a cent. The vessel pays, iu ftddj' 
tion to the above, per bushel, one»eighth of a 
cent. 

November n.—TJlie following card was issued: 
"Elevating, including ten days' storage, seven- 
eighths of one cent par bushel. Storage, each suc- 
ceeding tgn days or parts thereof, one-quarter of 
one sent per bushel. The vessel pays, in addition 
toihe above, per bushel, one-eighth cent. On all 
grain in store on that date or after, tho charge for 
winter storage will be one-quar!er cent per bushel 
for each ten days or parts thereof, until such 
charge (accumulated after November 17th, 1879,) 
shall amount to two cents p°r bushel; then the 
grain shall be free of storage until five 'lays after 
the opening of canal navigation in 1880," 



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Arrivals and Clearances for the Season of 
Navigation. 
The following is a statement of the arrivals and 
clearances by lake of vessels of all kinds, with 
the total tonnage, at and from this port during 
the season of 1879: 

COASTWISE ARRIVALS. 

No. Tons. 

May 378 225,227 

June 400 251,054 

July 487 290,026 

August'::::::"":::::: 626 354,283 

September 659 363,214 

October 713 295,056 

November 355 237,853 

December 68 00,875 

Total •--- 3,686 2,077,558 

COASTWISE CLEARANCES. 

No. Tons. 

April 24 17,883 

Mav 469 281,932 

June'::::::::::"..: ™ 246,119 

t ii1v 4"6 293,915 

Au g U " e t '. 625 352,360 

September - 658 355,213 

October 706 386,394 

November 357 342,,b3 

December - 28 27,5,0 

Total •• 3,788 2,204,158 

AMERICAN FOREIGN ARRIVALS. 

No. Tons. 

May f 551 

June 11 953 

July 16 2,925 

August 17 3,497 

September H 2,04o 

October 15 1,796 

November 8 bO.j 

December 6 478 

Total 88 12,848 

AMERICAN FOREIGN CLEARANCES. 

No. Tons. 

Mav 5 721 

June — 11 879 

July 18 2,820 

August 17 3,6 7 

September 9 1,403 

October - - 13 1,451 

November 9 b96 

December — 2 71 

Total 84 11,718 

FOREIGN ARRIVALS. 

No. Tons. 

March' 1 31 

Anril 5 261 

^y..:::::".:::::::::::.:::::: 52 9,8.5 

June 73 11,901 

July 71 11,403 

August.... 55 10,06.1 

September 45 7,401 

October 64 10.746 

November - - 47 8,124 

December 3 72o 

Total 410 71,000 

FOREIGN CLEARANCES. 

No. Tons. 

March 1 31 

April . 8 968 

Mav "9 7,872 

June - 7o 11,262 

July 73 11,90 

ing-nst 53 8,949 

September 43 ,,19.) 



No. 

October 55 

November --- 46 

December 2 

Total 390 



Tors. 

7.924 

8,795 

534 

65,435 



Lake Arrivals and Departures. 

The following is a summary statement of the 
arrivals and departures of vessels, with their ton- 
nage, in the District of Buffalo Creek, for the sea- 
son of 1879; also a comparative statement showing 
the aggregate figures for twenty-eight years: 

ARRIVALS. 

No. vessels. Ton nape. 

Vessels in coastwise trade 3,086 2,077,558 

Foreign vessels 504 83,848 

Totals, 1879 4,190 2,161,406 

TotalSTWS 4,382 2,864,031 

Decrease, 1879 192 202,505 

DEPARTURES. 

No. vessels. Tonnage. 

Vessels in coastwise trade 3,783 2,204,158 

Fo eign vessels 471 77,153 

Totals, 1879 4,257 2,281,311 

Totals, 1878.... .... .1361 2,304,657 

D crea=e,1879 104 23,346 

COMPARATIVE TABLE FOR TWENTY-EIGHT 
YEARS. 

No. vessels. Tonnasre. Men. 

1852 9,441 3,092,247 127,491 

i8.-,3 8,298 3,252,978 128,112 

18 54 8,942 3,990.284 120,838 

1855 " " 9.211 3,360,233 111.575 

1856 8,128 3,018,589 112,051 

18 57 7.581 3,226,806 132,183 

1858 .."". 8,838 3,329,246 86,»87 

1859 . 10,5a 5,952,626 1'8,119 

I860'"" H.517 4.710,175 120,497 

ISfil 13,866 5,903,896 144,173 

1862 16,390 6,689,191 166,133 

l-ttf .15,376 6,757,903 157,415 

1864 14,105 6,891,318 148,161 

1865 13,746 7,032,593 145,071 

1866 "" ..13,682 6,954,850 144,622 

1807 "".. 12,826 5,806,960 129,300 

18C8 .11,812 4,254,889 116,320 

1809 " 10.201 4,007,496 103,673 

1870 10,625 4,157,793 105,798 

1871 : 10,894 4,832,641 115,299 

1872 .... 10.303 4,678.058 106,291 

1873 9,959 4,886,733 107,7*5 

1874 7,447 3,641,019 82,862 

1875 6,278 3,259,839 71,392 

1876 " 4,624 2,757,986 65,459 

I877 6,785 3,539,219 73,893 

1878 8,713 4,668,688 No report 

187D 8,447 4,442,717 



Opening and Closing of Navigation. 
Statement showing the dates at which naviga- 
tion opened and closed at Buffalo for ten years: 

No. days 

Lake Canal Canal Canal 

Year opened. opened. closed, open. 

1870 ' ...April 16 May 10 Dec. 8 212 

871 April 1 April2t Nov. 28 220 

}ft72 Mav 6 Mav 13 Nov. 80 202 

873".:".:::: April 29 May IS Nov. 21* 20S 

1S74 April 18 May 5 Dec. 5 215 

1875 Mav 12 May 18 Nov. 30 197 

1876 ...May i May 4 Dec. 1 209 



17 









No 


Days 




Lake 


Canal 


Canal 


Canal 




opened. 


opened. 


closed. 


open. 


3877... 


...April 17 


Mav 8 


Dec. 7 


213 


1878 .. 


. .M'cli IB 


A pril 15 


Dec. 7 


287 


1879 ... 


...April '24 


May 8 


Dec. 6 


212 



*Navigatiou unimpeded here for several days 
after ttds date, but no shipments made except to 
Locbport; navigation closed by ice east of Rome 
about the 24th; re-opened from December 12th to 
25th, inclusive. 

Note.— The Wellaud Canal opened May 5th and 
closed December 5th. The Straits of Mackinac 
opened April 22: 1. 



Vessels Built and Enrolled. 

The following is a list of vessels built and en- 
rolled and licensed in the District of Buffalo 
Creek, N. Y., during the year 1879: 

Tonnage. 

Tug Propeller T. H. Fulton 13.74 

Steam Yacht Musette 10.10 

Steamer Josephine B 68.49 

Tug Propeller Minnie Maythem 12.78 

Steam Yacht Parole 5.96 

Tug Propeller M. M. Drake 13.31 

Steam Yacht Fanchou 10.23 

S' earner Mamie Higgins r . 77.49 

Propeller New York 1,921.68 

Steam Yacht Elizabeth 13.32 

Schooner Highland Maid 14.24 

Sloop Yacht Cygnet 15.77 

Total tonnage, 1879. 2,183.11 

Total tonnatre, 1878 3,685.12 

Total tonnage, 1877 1,844.03 

Decrease of tonnage in 1879 under 1878. 1,502.01 

The vessels built but not enrolled during the 
years 1878 and 1S79 were not reported at the Cus- 
tom-house. 



Tonnage of Vessels. 

The tonnage of the port of Buffalo, N. Y., for 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1879, is shown by 
the following statement: 

SAIL VESSELS. 

Schooners 72 Barks 2 

Total 74 

Total tonnage... 36,922.90 

STEAM VESSELS. 

Iron steamers. 5 Iron yachts 2 

Total. _ 7 

Total tonnage 6,381.08 

Tug propellers. 46 Propellers 47 

Steam yachts . 13 Sidcwheel st'r. 1* 

St'm canal boat 1 

Total 108 

Total tonnage 49,227.16 

BARGES. 

Barges 22 

Totaltonnage ,.... 5,203.32 

Grand total 1879 211 vessels; tonnage 97,734.16 

Grand total 1878 223 vessels; tonnage 98.004.31 

Dec. 1879 under 1878. . 12 vessels; tonnage 359.85 

Note. — No figures kept of the tonnage of canal 
boats excepting those propelled by steam power. 



Transfer of Vessels. 

The following statement shows the number and 
description of the vessels changing owners by en- 
tire transfer at Buffalo during the year 1879: 

Schooners 7 Tugs 6 

Propellers... 3 Yachts 2 

Barges 6 — 

Total tranrfers,-1879 24 

Total transfers, 1878 29 

Decrease 1879 under 1878 5 



Comparative Receipts and Shipments and 
Cereal Crop Movement at Lake Ports. 

COMPARATIVE RECEIPTS AT SIX WEST- 
ERN LAKE PORTS— Chicago, Milwaukee, To- 
ledo, Detroit, Cleveland and Duluth, from Janu- 
ary 1 to December 31 : 

1879. 1878. 1877. 

Flour, bbls 6,569,490 6,246,084 5,377,222 

Wheat, bu 86,139.146 81,632,418 46,904,313 

Corn, bu 74,980,433 76,4*2,177 61,920,121 

Oats, bu 21,403,837 23,265,194 17,884,510 

Barley, bu" 9,306,150 9,381.857 6,889,c66 

Rye, bu 3,365,831 3,294,048 2,116,649 

Total grain, bu. 195,1 95,397 194,028,694 135,714,659 
Flour to wheat.bu 32,847,450 31,230,420 26,886,110 

Grand total, bu. 228,042,847 225,259,114 102,600,769 

COMPARATIVE SHIPMENTS AT SIX 
WESTERN LAKE PORTS— Chicago, Milwau- 
kee, Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland and Duluth, from 
January 1 to December 31 : 

1879. 1878. 1877. 

Flour, bbls. 6,767,279 6,447,392 5,514,887 

Wheat, bu 75,136,746 69.419.248 44,390,378 

Corn, bu 74,010,830 68,467,98 59,792,308 

Oats, bu 16,660,2 6 19,006,748 15,736,102 

Barley, bu 6,860,019 6,137,168 6,109,856 

Rye, bu 3,416,228 2,995,567 1,791,415 

Total grain, bu. 175,983,529 166,025,929 127,820,059 
Flour to wheat.bu 33,836,395 32,236,960 27,574,435 

Grand total, bu. 209,819,924 198,262,889 155,394,494 

CEREAL CROP MOVEMENT AT LAKE 
PORTS COMPARED— Including receipts at Chi- 
cago, Milwaukee, Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland and 
Duluth, from August 1 to December 31, iu the 
years named : 

1879. 1878. 1877. 

Flour, bbls 2,852,805 2,657,504 1,988,428 

Wheat.bu 51,354,649 47,385,739 38,930,163 

Corn.bu 33,411,065 34,508,216 28,464,602 

Oats, bu 9,709,588 12,163,341 8,822,334 

Barley, bu 7,200,406 6,735,509 5,880,343 

Rye, bu 2,183,260 2,170,853 1,526,542 

Total grain, bu.103,858,968 103,963,658 83,623,984 
Flour to wheat.bu 14,264,325 13,287,520 9,942,140 

Grand total, bu. 118,123,293 117,251,178 93,566,124 



18 



Exports of Breadstuffs from New York. 



The following statement shows the 
ports of Hour and grain from New Y 
rears : 

Flour, 

bbls. 

1870 1,950,234 

1871 1,660,400 

872 1,216,082 

1873 1,655,331 

1874 2,177,608 

1875 1,954, 00 

1876 ..1,887,309 

1877 1,476,771 

1878 .2,557,709 

1879 3,399,793 

Oats, 

bush. 

1870 - 28,986 

1871.-. 47,300 

1872 31,739 

1873 49.700 

1*71- 122,528 

1875 138,800 

1876 ... 620,536 

1877 250,063 

1878 .5,690,7.-2 

1879 502,224 

Reducing flour to grain bushels, the 
pare as follows: 

Bushels. 

1870 28,735,714 1875 

1871 44,009,000 1876 

1872 45,238,845 1877 

1873 52,804.355 1878 

1874 65,448,033 1879 



Wheat, 

hush. 

18,446,035 

21,968,600 

13,144,400 

27,801,800 

31,791.249 

2(5,192,700 

24,135,233 

20,712,442 

55,062,873 

62,239,144 

Barlev, 

bush. 

98~,700 

22,066 

19,400 

3,560 

1,500 

87,883 

2,302,022 

1,618,667 

156,902 



foreign ex- 
ork for ten 

Corn, 
bush. 
487,792 
13,046,600 
25,2^2,209 
15,587,500 
19,000,995 
12,938,700 
16,077,0S2 
26,174. '276 
26,580,871 
33,770,838 
Rye, 
bush. 
92,431 
525,800 
668,03 1 
1,069,100 
641,660 
206,900 
1,336,423 
2.051 ,563 
2,998 0.53 
3,558,240 
totals corn- 
Bushels. 
.. 49,249,100 
.. 52,293,0.52 
.. 58,871,221 
..104,740,191 
..117,226,312 



Crop Returns. 

The Agricultural Department at Washington 
publishes the following figures: 



1878. 

Wheat, hush 420,122,600 

Corn, hush 1,383,218,750 

Oats, bush 413,078,560 

Rve, bush . .. 23,842,790 

Barley, bush 42,245,630 

Buckwheat, bush 12,246,820 

Cotton, bales 5,216,603 

Tobacco, lbs 392 540.700 

Hav, tons 39,608,096 

Potatoes, bush 124,136 650 



VALUE OF CROP. 

1878. 

Wheat _ $326,346,424 

Com 441,1.53,40.5 

Oats 101.945,830 

Rye 13,592,*20 

Barley. 24,48.i,315 

Buckwheat 6,J5 .120 

Cotton 190,854,611 

Tobacco 22,137,428 

Hay 285,543,752 

Potatoes 73,059,125 

Total value $1,488,570,866 



1879. 

418,775,000 

1,514,809,000 

364.253,000 

23,640,500 

40.184,000 

13,145,6 

5,020.387 

384, "59,659 

35.648,600 

181,360,000 



1879. 

$499,008,000 

580.259,000 

120,855,000 

15,655,000 

23,655,300 

7,860,488 

231,000,000 

21,454,591 

325,851,280 

78,971,000 

$1,904,480,659 



CANAL COMMERCE. 



IMPORTS. 
Statement of property left at Buffalo, on the 
Erie Canal, or which was left between that 
place and the Collector's Office next in order on 
the Canal; showing the quantity and average 
value of each article during the year 1879, going 
to the Western States, Canada and New York: 

The Forest. 

Reduced Value 

Articles. Quan- tons of of each 

Product of Wood. tity. 2,000 lbs. aiticle. 
Hoards and Scantling, 

feel 1,703,849 2,840 $23,854 

Shingles, M 30 4 105 

Timber, cubic feet 82,862 1,658 2,072 

Wood, cords 253 708 1,012 

Total 5,210 $27,043 

Agriculture. 

.Product of Animals. 
Hides, lbs 19,856 10 $3,376 

Total 10 $3,376 

Vegetable' Food. 

Wheat, bu. 38,516 1,156 $43,o:)8 

Barley, bu 83,829 810 23,830 

Oats, bu 200 3 70 

Bran and ship stuffs, 

lbs . .. 71,886 86 7is 

Peas and beans, bu .. 11,488 3*8 11,433 

Apples, bbls 2,198 177 1,998 

Total 2,525 $81,157 



Manufactures. 

Furniture, lbs 63,610 3! $6",364 

Iron, pig, lbs 77,026,927 38,5l3 1,078,378 

Bloom and bar iron, 

lbs . 38,513 102 8,079 

Castings and iron 

ware, lbs 717.169 354 43,036 

Domestic salt, lbs 130,445,522 65,223 430,470 

Foreign salt, lbs 1,273,608 687 9,' 52 

Total 104,920 $1,575,879 

Merchandise. 

Sugar, lbs 101,209,371 50,605 $8,602,797 

Molasses, lbs 25,192,643 12,596 755,779 

Nails, spikes and horse 

shoes, lbs. 2,120,908 1,060 i;;;,i;-; 

Iron and steel, lbs 11,308,043 5,654 389,241 

Railroad iron, lbs 27.705,443 13,853 664,931 

Flint, enamel, crock- 
ery and glassw., lbs 9,626,003 4,813 770,080 

All oth. merchandise, 

• lbs 142,271.775 71.138 7,114,539 

Total 159,719 $18,310,994 

Other Articles. 
Stone, lime and clay, 

lbs... 98,950,292 49,47-5 $395,80] 

Gvpstim. l,246,iuo 626 1,246 

Anthracite ooal, lbs ..188,267,574 94,134 282,402 

Iron ore, lbs 16,322,722 8,161 17,836 

Sundries, lbs 91,481,855 45,744 4,574,093 

Total other articles 198,140 $5,800,878 

Totals of all of the above arti- 
cles 470,524 $25,299,621 



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FREE LIST. 

Agriculture. 

Product of Animals. 
Lard, tallow and lard 

oil, lbs 16,472 8 

Cheese, lbs 66,492 33 

Total 41 

Vegetable Food. 

Flour, bbls 6,7 2 734 

Commeal, bbls 570 63 

Dried Fruit, lbs 22,291,225 

Total 

All other Agricultural Products. 

Cotton, lbs 33,410 17 

Unmanuf. tobacco, lbs 544,666 272 

Hemp, lbs 1,448 1 

Hops, lbs 30,000 15 



$1,153 
3,990 

$5,143 

$40,752 
1,140 



796 $41,892 



$2,673 

54,467 

72 

3,000 



Total . 



305 $00,212 



Manufactures. 
Domestic spirits, gals 3,765 

Leather, lbs 202,' 94 

Bar and pig lead, lbs. 286,674 
Domestic woolens, lbs 20,767,817 
Domestic cottons, los. 30,335,374 



15 

101 

143 

10,371 

15,163 



$3,765 

40,419 

17,200 

11,422,300 

6,067,074 



Total 25,798 $17,550,758 

Merchandise. 
Coffee, lbs 3,977,021 1,989 $596,553 



Totals of free list 28,929 $18,251,558 



Grand total, tons 449,453 

Grand total, value $43,554,185 

EXPORTS. 

Statement of property first cleared at the Col- 
lector's Office at Buffalo on the Erie Canal dur- 
ing the year 1879, showing the quantity, toils and 
average value of each article, and also the 
whole amount of tolls received at that office on 
each article of property during the same pe- 
riod; also quantity, ions and tolls and average 
value on each article on the free list for 1879 
coming from the Western States, Canada aud 
New York: 

The Forest. 

Reduced Value 

Articles. Quan- to tons of of each 

Product of Wood. tity. 2,000 lbs. article. 

Boards aud scantling, 
feet . 107,158,316 178.597 $l,500,t!6 

Shingles, M 34,6;)0 4,325 i3l,101 

Staves, lbs 56,029,617 28,015 392,207 

Total of the forest, tons .... 210,937 

Total value 1 $2,023,521 

Total tolls 58,037 

Agriculture. 
Product of Animals. 
Hides, lbs 10,000 5 $1,700 

Total prod'tof animals, tons 5 

Total value SI, 700 

Total tolls 

Vegetable Food. 

Wheal, bu 29,708,699 S91.260 $33,867,917 

Rye, bu 1,445,401 40,471 910,603 

Corn, bu 21,506,162 602,171 9,247,650 

Barley, bu 299,757 7,193 209,830 

Barley malt, bu 295.6S3 5,1)26 295,683 

Oats, bu 908,373 14,533 317,931 

Bran and ship stuff, 

lbs. 318,460 159 3,185 

Peas and beans, lbs... 22,441 673 22,441 



Total vegetable food, tons. .1,561,486 



Total value 
Total toll 



$44,875,239 
529,177 



Manufactures. 

Furniture, lbs 8,500 4 $850 

Pig iron, lbs 1,845,800 923 25,843 

Bloom aud bar iron, 

lbs 5,250 3 131 

Castings and iron 

ware, lbs 900 54 

Total manufactures, tons... 930 

Total value. $26,876 

Total tolls 244 

Merchandise. 

Sugar, lbs 41,100 21 $3,484 

Nails, spikes and horse 
shoes, lbs 42.400 21 1.272 

Iron and steel, lbs 40,000 28 1,200 

Flint, enamel, crock- 
ery and glassw., lbs. 1,059 1 84 

All "oth. merchandise, 
lbs 1,160,836 580 58,042 

Total merchandise, tons 643 

Total value $64,092 

Totaltolls 46 

Other Articles. 
Stone, lime and clay, 

lbs 8,000 4 $.'52 

Bituminous coal, lbs. 56,573,814 28,287 67,889 

Petroleum orearth oil, 

crude and ref., bbls. 55,435 9.999 44.348 

Sundries, lbs 7,924,043 3,962 396,204 

Total other articles, tons ... 41,952 

Total value $508,473 

Total tolls 4,148 

Totals of all of the above arti- 
cles, tons -v--^. ... 1,815,953 

Total value $47,499,904 

Totaltolls _ 591,652 

free list. 
Boats. 

Total miles boats cleared 2,684,414 

The Forest. 
Ashes, leached, bu.... 39,502 1,184 $1,185 
Agriculture. 
Product of Animals. 

Pork, bbls 2,131 341 $25,562 

Lard, tallow and lard 
oil, bbls 35,500 18 2,485 

Total 359 $28,047 

Vegetable Food. 

Flour, bbls 4,750 513 $28,500 

Cornmeal,bbls 1,939 209 3,878 

Total 722 $32,378 

All other Agricultural Products. 

Unmanuf. tobacco, lbs 2,500 1 $2"0 
Clover and grass teed, 

lbs 108,240 54 4,042 

Flaxseed, lbs 22,238,587 11,119 500,368 

Total 11,174 $504,660 

Manufactures. 

Domestic spirits, gals 46,950 187 $46,9.50 

Leather,lbs. 17,500 9 3,500 

Oilmeal and cake, lbs. 729,549 365 14,591 

Bar and pig lead, lbs. 179,493 90 10,770 

Total 651 $75,811 

Merchandise. 
Coffee, lbs 300 .... $45 

Totals of free list 14,090 $642,126 

Grand total tons 1,830,843 

Grand total value $48,142,030 

Graud total tolls 591,652 



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Imports and Exports. 

IMPORTS. 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Lumber, ft 323,071 888,145 1,703,849 

Timber, cubic ft... 8,225 5,016 82,862 

Shingles, M 177 10 30 

Wood, cils 222 288 253 

Cheese, lbs 56,489 66,492 

Hides, lbs 459,117 28,055 19,856 

Flour, bbls 8,107 4,319 6,792 

Wheat, bu 4,711 16,000 38,516 

Barley, bu 31,847 9.225 33,329 

Clover and grass 

seed, lbs 30,230 

Barley malt, bu 2,500 2,200 

OatSjbll 2,00 1,100 200 

Bran, etc., lbs 188,769 87,500 71,836 

Beans and peas, bu 2,453 1,221 11,433 

Cornmeal, bbls 875 570 

Live cattle, lbs 7,000 

Flaxseed, lbs 779,292 

Hemp, lbs 59,301 513,506 1,448 

Apples, bbls 7,045 20,772 2,498 

Potatoes, bu 278 . . 

Dried fruit, lbs .... 6,695,652 8,583,803 22,2 II, 225 
Unmanufact'r'd to- 
bacco, lbs 13,495 77,966 544,666 

Dom. spirits, galls. 1,415 4,200 3.765 

Fur and peltry, lbs 3,590 .... 

Lard, tallow and 

lard oil. lbs 49,890 16,472 

Wool, lbs 9,126 

Cotton, lbs . . 15,550 33,410 

Hops, lbs .. 30,000 

Dom. woolens, lbs. 4,485,588 8,681,641 20,767.817 

Dom. cottons, lbs.. 2,813,204 14,178,730 30,335,374 

Furniture, lbs 290,015 63,640 

fig iron, lbs 10,637,195 21,749,199 77,026,917 

Castiugs, etc., lbs 2,095,507 2,116,612 717,269 
Bloom and bar iron, 

lbs 1,816,787 3,900,544 323,147 

Bar and pig lead, lbs 9,623 286,674 

Leather, lbs 80,925 82,383 202,094 

Domestic salt, lbs. .125,558,812 153,039,875 130,445,522 

Foreign salt, lbs... 1,891,926 5,704,110 1,273,608 

Sugar, lbs 5,063,817 65,467,013 101,209,371 

Molasses, lbs 4,739,732 7,962,244 25,192.643 

Coffee, lbs.. 233,403 813,566 3,977,021 

Nails & spikes, lbs. 1,482,820 1,972,561 2,120,903 

Iron and steel, lbs . 555,999 2,467,469 11,308,043 

Railroad iron, lbs.. 4,757,700 6,888,887 27,705,443 

Crockery, etc., lbs. 209,680 5,670,704 9,626,003 

Allother mdse, lbs. 32,374,228 120,918,788 142 270,775 

Stone, lime, etc., lbs 69,708,919 103,945,555 90,950,292 

Gypsum, lbs 135,270 1,246,100 

Anthracite coal ,lbs.41 9,219, 210 216,324,286 184,267,574 

Bitum's coal, lbs... 20,000,000 20,706,112 4,000,000 

Sundries, lbs 60,011,365 78,261,703 91,481,855 

Iron ore, lbs 6,580,090 4,686,700 16,322,722 

Total tons of arti- 
cles carried 395,080 415.846 499,453 

Total value of arti- 
cles carried $12,310,455 $14,509,274 $43,554,185 



EXPORTS. 

1877. 

Lumber, ft 79,783,686 

Staves, lbs 82,359,650 

Shingles, M 30,542 

Furs and peltry, lbs 100,689 

Pork, bbls 36,007 

Lard, tallow, etc., 

lbs 9,711.570 

Hides, lbs 29,600 

Timber, cubic feet. 

Ashes, leached, bu. 

Flour, I. Ills.... 4,216 

Wheat, bu 13,270,420 



1878. 1879. 

95,310,685 107,158,816 

77,482,200 56,0211,617 
29,283 31,000 



15,198 

294,707 

216,300 

700 

7,000 

2,811 



2,131 

35,500 
10.0U0 

39",502 

I, 50 



25,833,877 29,708,699 



1877. 1878. 1879. 

R.ve, bu 977,334 1,823,736 1,445,401 

Corn, bu 25,347,207 25,668.387 21,506,162 

Barley, bu 1,078,368 900,562 299,757 

Barley malt, bu 205,986 220,723 295,683 

Oats, bu 3,407,280 4,327,117 908,373 

Peas and beans, bu 544 27,215 2.',441 

Bran, etc., lbs 313,329 1,301,290 318,460 

Apples, bbls 5,001 30 

Potatoes, bu 114 977 

Cornmeal, bbls 1.565 1,008 1,939 

Dried fruit, lbs 2,809 

Unmanufact'r'd to- 
bacco, lbs 2,500 

Clover and grass 

seed, lbs 4.403,475 1,064,907 108, -Mil 

Flax seed, lbs 2,628,271 22,238^587 

Dom. spirits, galls. 52,495 74,040 46,950 

Oilm'l and cake, lbs 2,644,806 931,427 729,o49 

Furniture, lbs 11.710 8,500 

Pig iron, lbs 973,600 976,430 1,845,800 

Bloom and bar iron, 

lbs 19,483 93,578 5,2.50 

Castings, etc., lbs.. 12,200 1 1 7,664 900 

Bar and pig lead, lbs 2,055,748 81,411 179,493 

Dom. cotton, lbs... 2,840 

Domestic salt, lbs.. 4,500 

Sugar, lbs.. 9,000 19,500 41,100 

Coffee, lbs 300 

Crockery, lbs 32,960 21,510 1,050 

Other mdse, lbs 541,878 828,205 1,160,836 

Stone, lime,clay,lbs 3,228,015 1,980,305 8,000 

Bitumin's coal, lbs. 58,499,941 79,640,631 56,573,814 

Petroleum oil, cr'de 

and reliued, bbls. .... 155,371 55,435 

Sundries 16,370,033 7,982,428 7,924,043 

Nails & spikes, lbs. 66,800 42,400 

Iron and steel, lbs 7,000 40,000 

Leather, lbs 1,000 17,500 

Total tons of arti- 
cles carried 1,359,122 1,946,602 1,830,843 

Total value of arti- 
cles carried $38,229,716 $43,466,806 $48,142,030 

Tolls on boats on 

the canal 138 

Total tolls 467,92174 628,439 45 $591,652 



FLOUR AND GRAIN RECAPITULATION. 

The exports of flour and grain, compared for 
three years, are shown thus: 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Canal opened May S. April 16. May 8. 

Flour, bbls 4,216 2,811 4,750 

Wheat, bu 13,270,420 25,833.877 29,708,699 

Corn, bu 25,347,207 25,668,887 21,506,192 

Oats, bu 3,407,280 4,327,117 908,873 

Barley, bu... 1,078,368 900,662 299,757 

Rye, bu 977,3:14 1,823,736 1,445,400 

Total, bu 44,680,609 58,553,679 68,868,392 

Flour to wheat, bu. 21,080 14,055 28,750 



Grand total, bu.. 74,101,689 58,567,734 53,892,142 

Note.— In 1874 there were shipped 104,754 bush- 
els of barley malt, 153,853 bushels in 1875,215,288 
bushels in 1876, 205,986 bushels in 1S77, 220,723 
bushels in 1878 and 295,683 bushels in 1879. Of peas 
and beans 208 bushels in 1874, 3,814 bushels in 1875, 
826 bushels in 1876, 514 bushels in 1877, 27,215 bush- 
els ia 1873 and 22,411 bushels in 1739. 



21 



Eastward and Westward Movement on 
Erie Canal. 
The following statement shows the amount of 
freight by tons moved on the Erie Canal eastward 
and westward for ten years: 

SHIPMENTS OF EASTWARD MOVING FREIGHT 
FROM BUFFALO. 



Products of 
the forest, 
Years. tons. 

1870 402,390 

1871 309,080 

1872 347,695 

1873 ,.296.128 

1874 216,893 

1875 151,953 

1876 124,379 

1877 183,019 

1878 234,433 

1879 212,121 

Other ag'l 
products, 
Years. tons. 

1870 610 

1871 -. 1,835 

1872 1,411 



1873 
1874 
1875 
1876 
1877 
1878 



19 

204 

7 

29 

3,516 

•532 



1879 11,174 

Other articles, 
Years. tons. 

1870 93,194 

1871 112,944 

1872 101,962 

1873 94,035 

1871 -65,269 

1875 38,051 

1876 33,213 

1877 38,049 

1878 75,758 

1879 41,952 



Products 

animals 

tons. 

250 

179 

52 

29 

38 

39 

23 

10,633 

2,686 

364 

Manufac 

aires, 

tons. 

5,152 

2,654 

564 

906 

846 

11,602 

373 

3,364 

1,406 

1,581 

Total 

tons. 

1,393,904 

1,742,157 

1,774,906 

1,825,623 

1,448,172 

1,219,538 

941,474 

1,459,122 

1,946,602 

1,830,843 



of Veg'ble 
food, 
tons. 
802,541 
1,344,941 
1,322,981 
1,433,653 
1,164,392 
1,007,559 
783,122 
1,220,249 
1,635,082 
1,562,208 
Mer- 
chandise, 
tons. 
767 
534 
367 
853 
530 
337 
335 
29-2 
472 
643 
Total 
value. 
$37,333,208 
99,426,629 
52,a55,537 
49,772,070 
46.244,875 
4' 1,608, 163 
24,411,554 
38,229,716 
43,46 ,806 
$48,142,030 



Total Amount of Tolls Received. 

1870 $1,060,072 03 1875 $789,830 24 

1871 1,389,909 81 1876 583,644 42 

1872 1,416,04931 1877 467,92174 

1873 1,415,63433 18:8 628,439 45 

1874 1,196,78055 1879 591,65200 

RECEIPTS OF EASTWARD MOVING FREIGHT 
AT BUFFALO. 

Productsof Products of Veg'ble 
the forest, animals, food, 

Years. tons. tons. tons. 

1870 4,276 11 9,266 

1871 2,917 31 711 

1872 3,467 187 2,337 

1873 2,465 72 5,170 

1874 2,014 37 15,174 

1875 1,529 266 7,521 

1876 1,5H7 88 3,452 

1877 1,356 230 5,881 

1878 1,874 72 7,211 

1879 5,-U0 51 3,321 

Other agr'l Manufac- Mer- 

products, tares, chandise, 

Years. ions. tons. tons. 

1870 78,006 103,967 

1871 86,696 126,576 

1872 101,519 151,560 

1873 108.526 63,369 

1874 3 99,305 36,145 

1875 4 1H,531 30,921 

1876 60,547 4,627 

1877 442 74,426 24,685 

1878 304 204,893 106,060 

1869 305 130,708 161,708 



Other articles, Total 

Years. tons. tons. 

1870 438,333 633,849 

1871 321,662 638,593 

1872 430,846 609,616 

1873 522,051 701, 653 

1874 373,903 526,311 

1875 403.465 555,237 

1876 242,815 313,036 

1877 287,760 395,080 

1878 212,038 432,472 

1879 198,140 499,453 



Total 

value. 

$29,591,501 

23,124,220 

32,178,888 

19,568,226 

8,646,610 

9,193,785 

5,045,911 

12,310,455 

22,474,227 

$43,554,185 



Canal Tolls. 
The following table shows the aggregate receipts 
of tolls at Buffalo from the opening to the close of 
navigation for a series of years: 

1879 $591,652 00 1874 $1,196,634 33 

1878 628,439 45 1873 1,415,634 33 

1877 467,92174 1872 1,416.049 31 

1876 583,644 42 1871 1,389.909 00 

1875 789,830 24 1870 1,060,072 03 

Canal opened May 8th, 1879; April 15th, 1878; 
May 8th, 1877; May 4th, 1876, and May 18th, 1875. 

The tolls for 1879 from Buffalo to West Troy are 
as follows (distance 345 miles) : Wheat, bushel of 
60 lbs, lc 0m 35f ; corn, bushel of 56 lbs, 0c 9m 661; 
rye, bushel of 56 lbs, 0c 9m 66f ; barley, bushel of 
48 lbs, 0c 8m 28f; oats, bushel of 32 lbs, 0c 5m 52f ; 
malt, bushel of 34 lbs, 0c 5m 86f. 



Canal Clearances. 
The following statement shows the number of 
boats cleared from the opening to the closing of 
navigation for a series of years: 

1879 8,708 1874 7,628 

1878 9,047 1873 9,058 

1877 6,938 1872 8,659 

1876 4,853 1871 0,795 

1875 6,849 1870 6,835 



Canal Freights from Buffalo to New York. 

The following table shows the ruling rates of 

freights to New York from Buffalo (tolls included, 

excepting for staves) on the dates specified in 1879: 

Pine Staves, 

Wheat, Corn, Oats, lumber, p. ton 

1879. bu. bu. bu. M ft. o'rtoll. 

Mav 8 5i£c 5c 4c $2 50 

May 10 « 4 3 2 50 

May 17 4% 4.U 3'^ 2 50 

May 24 4 ! i 4 3 2 25 

May 31 4>i 4 3 2 30. $1 20 

June 7 4 S& <2% 2 25 1 20 

June 14 4M 3% 3 2 25 120 

June 21 3M 3% 2>£ 2 25 [ @ * Jjj 

June 28 i}i 4 3 2 25 100 

July 5 5 4% 3%. 2 40 \U 

July 12 ....5 4'j 3U 250 138 

July 19 5 4H 3M 2 60 144 

July 26 5 5 3H 2 65 144 

Aug. 2 6 514 3% 2 75 150 

Aug. 9 6 5^ 3% 2 90 163 

Aug. 16 6 l 4 ' 5% 4 3 00 175 

Aug. 23 W* 6% 4% 3 50 1 88 

Aug. 30 7M 6^ 4>i 3 50 183 

Sept. 6 , 1%. &% i%. 3 60 2 00 

Sept. 13 1% 7 m. 3 60 2 00 

Sept. 20 S'i 7M 5>i 3 50 180 

Sept. 27 9'4 8% 6 3 50 2 00 

Oct. 4 IK 7 i% 3 75 2 13 

Oct. 11 7 l 4 6 l i 4 4 00 2 25 



22 



Pine Staves, 

Wheat, Corn, Oats, Lumber, p. ton. 

1879. bu. bu. bu. M. ft. o'er toll. 

Oct. 18 .9 8 5% 3 85 2 00 

Oct. 23, 24, 25. ..12 11 

Oct. 25 11 9 7 4 00 2 38 

Nov. 1 10 8 6 4 00 2 38 

Nov. 8 10 9 6H 4 00 2 38 

Nov. 15 10M 9 6^ 4 00 2 50 

Nov. 22 10^ 9^ 6% 4 00 2 50 

Nov. 25 10% 



Receipts at Tide-Water by Canal of Flour, 
Grain, Etc. 

The following comparative table shows the 
quantity of the principal articles of produce left 
at tide-water from the commencement to the close 
of navigation in the years indicated: 

1877. 1878. 1879. 

Canal opened May 8. April 15. Mav 8. 
Flour, bbls 29,500 14,400 8,400 

Wheat, bu 12,739,000 2<i,557,500 20,178,000 

Corn, bu 23,023,100 25,S04,(iOO 30,074,000 

liarlev, bu 5,473,700 3,270,800 3,130,800 

Rve, bu 1,282,700 2,149,300 2,053,900 

Oats, bu.. 4,208,900 5,150,400 1,118,900 

Malt, bu 607,500 500,000 379,400 



1877. 
Canal opened May 8. 
Total grain, bu. 47,935,500 
Flour to wheat.bu 147,500 



1S78. 1879. 

April 15. May 8. 

62,938,600 56,9:55,000 

72,000 42,000 



Grand total, bu. 48,083,000 63,010,600 56,977,000 

The receipts at tide-water by canal of the new 
crop of barley were 3,045,400 bushels, against 
2,988,000 bushels in 1878. 5,126,500 bushels in 1877, 
3,632,100 bushels in 1876, 3,833,600 bushels in 1875, 
3,354,300 bushels in 1874. 2,130,800 bushels in 1873 
and 4,147,100 bushels in 1872. 

The receipts for ten years compare as follows 
(malt not included) : 

Grain and Hour, 
Year. Flour, bbls. reduced, bush. 

1870 452,700 37,641,205 

1871 288,2^5 54,695,930 

1872 137,300 51,996,660 

1873 153,500 47,803,200 

1874 165,200 48,687,200 

1875 113,600 37,674,200 

1876 37,100 30,845,300 

1877- 29,500 47,475,500 

1878 14,400 62,510,600 

1879 8,400 56,597,600 



LIVE STOCK TRADE. 



Range of Prices on the Principal Sales Day 
of Each Week During the Year. 

We present below our usual tables showing the 
receipts and shipments of Live Stock by the dif- 
ferent routes during the year 1879, with compara- 
tive tables of the total receipts, showing the 
growth of trade for the last 23 years, and a care- 
fully prepared table of the range of prices on the 
principal market day of each week during the 
year: 

RECEIPTS. 

PER LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN 
RAILWAY. 

Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

January 1,872 982 174 53 

February 2,313 1,201 244 92 

March... 2,589 918 3<>5 143 

April ...2.854 877 299 163 

Mav 3,700 980 314 126 

June 3,764 871 493 107 

July 4,112 709 412 55 

August 3,782 829 239 57 

September 3.110 1,029 154 76 

October 3,009 1,636 146 81 

November 2.674 1,673 151 75 

December 2,827 1,212 259 69 



Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

Total, 1879.... 36,606 12,917 3, 90 1,097 

1878. ...31,391 13,309 2,983 597 

1877.... 24, 485 7,744 2,144 610 

1876.... 29,771 7,999 2,421 566 

1875... .22,935 7,300 2,131 915 

1874.... 22,147 11,049 2,036 1,103 

1873. ...22,401 14,078 2,362 1,687 

1 872. __ .20,710. 12,019 l,a38 1,188 

1871.. .17,080 7,252 1,655 722 

1870.... 15,631 6,354 2,217 425 

PER CANADA SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 

Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

January 147 75 64 5 

February 27 91 71 11 

March 11 134 34 11 

April 12 237 85 17 

Mav 9 190 47 13 

June 1 224 12 7 

July 1 185 18 11 

August 188 68 7 

September 3 302 62 5 

October 5 219 48 3 

November 13 157 32 1 

December 3 142 56 

Total, 1879 232 2,141 502 91 

1878 ... 3,123 2,955 7,020 80 

1K77 ... 4,174 1,006 649 50 

1876.... 3,507 919 698 87 

1875.... 3,477 837 562 81 

1874.... 4,141 898 431 201 



23 



PER GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. 

Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

January 48 1 38 3 

February... 7 23 4 

March 35 2 55 10 

April 29 8 48 4 

May 13 14 3 

June.. 8 7 

July 8 36 2 

August 23 104 1 

September 6 45 174 4 

October 31 69 132 4 

November 28 66 83 10 

December 5 30 101 4 

Total, 1879 202 252 816 56 

1878.... 1,150 166 773 36 

1877.... 278 ' 67 227 39 

1876 1,290 60 631 80 

1875.... 2,604 76 879 37 

1874.... 2,533 321 919 38 

PER GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. 

Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

January 32 53 44 1 

February 23 158 70 5 

March 34 141 51 7 

April 35 88 22 16 

May— 5 128 10 ll 

June 6 159 9 10 

July.. 4 109 27 4 

August 4 61 64 2 

September 16 140 58 4 

October... 35 177 36 

November 21 72 52 * 4 

December 10 35 57 3 

Total, 1879.... 228 1,321 500 67 

1878 3,028 142 655 70 

1877.... 2,409 485 496 67 

1876.... 1,565 1,023 71 t 51 

1875.... 1,192 1,065 633 98 

1874.... 860 164 530 26 

SHIPMENTS. 

PER NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER 
RAILWAY. 

Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

January 1,694 708 224 60 

February 2,114 965 285 84 

March 2,194 797 319 149 

April 2.485 790 322 156 

May ...3,362 864" 276 124 

June 3,167 758 422 101 

July 3,417 629 415 47 

August 3,208 717 330 49 

September 2,650 973 266 67 

October 2,503 1,370 214 69 

November 2,259 1.359 212 68 

December 2,399 895 286 53 

Total, 1879.. ..31,482 10,825 3,571 1,027 

1878.... 26.763 10,924 3,120 634 

1877.... 23.287 5,381 2,570 667 

1876.... 26.325 5,571 2,320 366 

1875... .21,175 3,737 2,524 803 

1874 .. 24,288 9,207 2,234 1,207 

1873 ...17,825 9,254 2,067 1,531 

1872.... 18,045 6,642 2,117 354 

1871. ...14,363 4,110 1,205 536 

1870. ...13,022 26,78 1,399 313 

PER NEW YORK, LAKE ERIE & WESTERN 
RAILWAY. 

Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

Januarv 219 117 86 6 

February 198 254 115 13 

March 379 275 117 28 

April 368 257 68 33 

May , . 275 310 37 31 



Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 

cars. cars. cars. cars. 

June 387 314 38 25 

July 588 186 61 15 

August 423 202 104 10 

September 399 310 122 15 

October 410 42t 144 20 

November 386 300 124 22 

December 371 187 83 15 



Total, 1879.... 4,403 


3,133 


1,089 


233 


1878.... 8,634 


3,616 


1,143 


170 


1877.... 8,385 


2,296 


949 


104 


1*76 7,783 


2,563 


986 


95 


1875 ... 4,252 


2,366 


1,058 


106 


1874 ... 2,913 


] ,6'.'3 


1, 46 


82 


1873 4,050 


3,399 


1,408 


171 


1872 2,716 


3,61.6 


658 


144 


1871.... 6,945 


2,666 


702 


153 


1870.... 7,826 


2,671 


1,146 


111 


KECAPITULATION. 




GRAND TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR 1879. 




Routes. Cattle 


Hogs 


Sheep Horses 


cars. 


cars. 


cars. 


cars. 


L. S. & M. S. R. R. 36,606 


12,947 


3,190 


1,097 


Canada Southern.. 232 


2,141 


592 


91 


Grand Trunk 202 


252 


816 


56 


Great Western 228 


1,321 


500 
5,098 


67 


Total, 1879.... 37,268 


16,661 


1,311 


1878.... 38,625 


17,947 


5,161 


850 


1877.... 31,348 


10,598 


3,818 


766 


1876.... 3 ,223 


10,i 01 


4,309 


784 


1875.... 30.203 


9,281 


4,205 


1,137 


1874.... 29,682 


12,441 


3,919 


1,371 


GRAND TOTAL SHIPMENTS FOR 1S7S 


. 




Cattle 


Hogs 


Sheep 


Routes. 


cars. 


cars. 


cars. 


N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R... 


31,182 


10,825 


3,571 


Erie Railway 


4,403 


3,133 


1,089 



Total, 1879 35,885 13,958 



4,600 



GROWTH OF THE TRADE. 

The following table shows the growth of the 
trade since 1857 : 

Cattle Hogs 

head. head. 

1857 108,2(i3 117,168 

1858... ..134,073 92,194 

1859...:. 103,337 73,619 

1860 156,972 85,770 

1861 ...141,921 101,679 

1862. 129,433 103,671 

1863 151,789 92,128 

1864 135,797 30 1 ,629 

1865 212,839 300,014 

1866 275,091 552,831 

1 867 257,872 697,440 

1868 265,105 470,578 

1869 317,871 794,272 

1870.... 388,057 739,519 

1871 384,294 886,014 

1872 379,086 1,145,109 

1873 .409,738 1 ,662,500 

1874 504,594 1,431,800 

1875 513,530 1.067,300 

1876 615,790 1,150,210 

1877 569,915 1 ,128,770 

1878 657,809 2,063,765 

1879 633,556 1,916,015 

STOCK SLAUGHTERED. 
The estimated amount of stock slaughtered in 
this city for the last six years is as follows: 

Cattle Hogs Sheep 

head. 

1874 35,073 

1875 19,956 

1876 25,651 

1877 20,158 

1878 53,i25 

187 ii 23,511 



Sheep 


Horses 


head. 


head. 


307,549 




345,731 




189,579 




145,354 




238,952 




524,976 




474,849 




155,959 




207,208 




341,560 




239,943 




385,815 


7,773 


381,450 


12,038 


561,447 


7,896 


551,131 


13,319 


606,748 


20,786 


733,400 


28,386 


783,800 


21,936 


841,' 00 


18,187 


871,928 


12,542 


763,600 


12,557 


,032,225 


13,602 


,019,600 


20,970 



head. 


head. 


173,300 


96,800 


159,500 


118,200 


208,560 


103,678 


17 ',000 


47,5( '0 


387,210 


175,265 


310,845 


87,600 



24 



RANGE OF PRICES. 
The following exhibit shows the prevailing 
prices per cwt. during the principal market day 
in each week on cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs: 
Cattle. 



January 4. 

11. 

18. 

25. 

February 2. 

8. 

15. 



March 



April 



1 .. 
8 .. 
15... 



29... 



12.. 

19.. 
26.. 

3.. 
10.. 
17.. 
24.. 
31.. 

8.. 
15.. 
21.. 
28.. 

5_. 

12.. 

19.. 

26.. 

August 3.. 

9.. 
16. . 
23.. 
30.. 
September (>.. 
13.. 
20.. 
27.. 



May 



June 



•July 



October 



November 



December 



Common 

to fair. 

$2 00ioj3 75 

. 2 00 3 75 

. 2 25@3 85 

. 2 15®3 90 

. 2 00(5.3 90 

. 2 00@4 15 

. 2 00®4 35 

. 2 15 v 4 35 

, 2 00-3;4 35 

. 2 10 4 15 

. 2 C0@4 15 

. 2 25'dM 40 

. 2 5034 50 

. 3 00@4 65 

. 3 00@4 40 

.2 504 25 

. 2 50 24 25 

. 3 00@4 30 

3 00 i 4 30 

3 00@4 60 

3 00®4 50 

3 00@4 40 

2 50'o4 25 

2 75@4 25 

2 50@4 35 

2 50@4 50 

2 50@4 25 

2 25@4 25 

2 50 5)4 25 

2 00'54 10 

1 75@4 10 

1 75*4 15 

2 00@4 25 
2 25@4 40 
2 25o<4 40 
2 25(5>4 40 
2 00 a.4 40 

1 50® 4 00 

2 00@3 90 
2 00®4 00 
2 00® 4 00 
2 00®4 10 
2 00@4 35 
2 00(a>4 25 

1 80@3 90 

2 00@3 90 
2 15@4 15 
2 00- r 4 15 
2 25@4 25 
2 50® 4 50 
2 15®4 50 
1 75@4 25 



Good to Stockers & 
best. feeders. 

$4 10@5 50 $2 00(a3 25 
4 0@5 50 2 00 a 3 00 
4 30@5 87 2 75(313 25 
4 00@4 50 2 75@3 25 
4 00@5 25 2 90@3 50 
4 25 5 25 2 90 u 3 50 
4 45®5 50 3 00 3 50 
4 40^5 30 3 25@3 65 
4 40 a 5 30 3 50 u 4 00 



4 25 5 10 

4 25@5 15 
4 50®5 80 
4 60®5 32 



3 255)4 00 
3 25@3 85 
3 00 a 3 75 
3 00 a 3 75 



4 70@5 50 2 75®3 75 

4 50 a 5 60 3 50@3 85 

4 30@5 40 3 40iy,3 85 

4 30@5 62 3 40-o 3 85 

4 40@5 50 3 30@3 85 

4 40@5 25 3 30 a-4 25 

4 70a5 70 3 75 34 25 

4 60@5 60 3 30 "4 2-5 

4 50@5 40 3 50@4 40 

4 40 (a 5 25 3 00@4 00 

4 30 a.5 25 3 00®4 17 

4 40® 5 00 2 90@4 15 

4 50 a 5 25 2 75 a 3 75 

4 35®5 00 2 65(3)3 50 

4 35@5 00 2 75®3 50 

4 35®5 40 2 25*3 35 

4 20*5 12 2 75'a3 35 

4 20®5 25 2 75®3 25 

4 25®5 25 2 75®3 25 

4 35@5 35 2 75(5)3 25 

4 50@5 40 2 75 a 3 25 

4 50 5 25 2 75-33 40 

4 505 5 35 2 90@3 40 

4 50®5 50 2 50 a 3 40 

4 20@5 15 2 4033 40 

4 10®5 10 2 50®3 50 

4 10(5)5 35 2 25@3 40 

4 10@5 35 2 25@3 40 

4 15(g>5 10 2 25@3 45 

4 40'a5 25 2 50@3 40 

4 30:5 5 25 2 40@3 40 

4 00®.o 12 2 40@3 10 

4 00@5 00 2 35@3 00 

4 :;o -k 5 75 2 20@3 10 

4 30@6 35 2 40to3 10 

4 30(5. 5 00 2 40@3 10 

4 60@5 50 2 50® 3 40 

4 55(5 6 75 2 45@3 35 

4 30(a)5 05 2 40®3 15 
Hogs. 



Yorkers. 

January 4 $2 65-2 00 

11 2 95@3 io 

18 2 90i«'3 20 

25 3 20 o:; 60 

February 2 3 50@3 85 

8 3 75®4 10 

15 3 90@4 13 

22 4 10@ 1 2e 

March 1 3 90<§ I 36 

8 3 90<§ I 1". 

15 3 75@4 07 

22 3 90(5 I 50 

29 3 90(5 I Till 

April 5 3 75(5. i 00 

12 3 80fo ( (10 

19 3 80®3 mi 

26. 3 50@3 70 

May 3 3 60(6 :i To 

10 3 60@8 so 

17 3 70®3 80 

24 3 60@S 75 

31 3 50®3 70 



Medium 
and beavv. 
$2 25@3 10 
2 25® 3 25 
2 2-5(33 45 
2 75@3 75 
2 50@4 05 
:: 00@4 :;:; 

2 75® i 35 

3 76@4 30 
3 75®4 40 
3 75®4 35 
3 50® 4 15 
3 511(a) 4 25 
:; 25<i t 60 

3 25(5 i 25 

3 65@4 35 

:> 50(oi4 25 

2 76@4 mi 

2 76@8 so 

2 75®3 90 

3 50®3 85 
3 2fl@3 77 
3 25(5)3 75 



Yorkers. 

June 8 3 60;ai3 70 

15 3 25@4 07 

21 3 90(3 I 10 

28 3 90@4 05 

•July 5 3 90®4 00 

12 4 10®4 15 

19... 3 65®3 90 

26 3 75@4 00 

August 3 3 70®3 80 

9 3 15@3 85 

16 3 50@4 30 

23 3 50@3 80 

30. 3 40®3 60 

September 6 3 50@3 75 

13 3 40@3 80 

20 3 50@4 05 

27 _• 3 50@3 85 

October 4... 3 5o@3 90 

11 3 70®4 20 

18 3 75(5. t 05 

25 3 60(5)3 95 

November 1 3 60(o 4 lo 

8 3 40®3 70 

15 3 45®3 95 

22 4 00(5 t 30 

29 3 85(514 00 

December 6 4 25@4 60 

13 4 25(5 4 60 

20... 4 15(5 1 25 

27 4 50@5 00 

Sheep and 

Western 

S 1 1 G G V) 

Janual-v 4 $3 25®4 50 

11 3 60@5 00 

18 3 25(o'4 40 

"V; . 25... 3 75@5 oo 

-Jebruarv 2.. 4 00@5 25 

8 4 10@5 50 

& 15 4 25(55 75 

. 22 4 25®5 30 

^MaV?£. < 1 4 25@5 25 

•" " '£$!$< 8 4 25®5 75 

.■* "y,i 15 _.4 40(oi5 70 

£ 22 4 25@5 60 

. 29 4 50@6 oo 

[ApriP*- 5 4 90®6 25 

M W 12 4 95@6 25 

19 4 75®6 12 

26 3 75@6 00 

'Mav 3 3 75@6 00 

10 3 90@5 80 

17 4 00(oi5 25 

24 3 25@5 25 

31 3 25@5 25 

June 8 3 25(a>5 25 

15 3 25@5 75 

21 3 25®5 50 

28... 2 40@5 00 

July 5 3 00®5 00 

12 3 20(<u5 00 

19 3 50® I 75 

26 3 00(o I 75 

August 3 3 00(«4 75 

9 3 00@4 75 

16 3 00®5 00 

23 3 00® 4 75 

30 3 00®4 70 

September 6 3 00<u'4 70 

13 3 00 -4 75 

20 2 90®4 50 

27.... 3 00@4 50 

October 4 8 00®4 35 

11 3 00(«'4 50 

is ;; oo@ t 50 

25 S 25(5 I 25 

November 1 8 25(5 4 25 

8 3 25@4 50 

15 3 18@4 25 

22 3 00(5 I 50 

29 3 26@4 50 

December 6 3 25 4 50 

13 3 75®4 50 

20 3 50 5 50 

27 3 75@5 75 



Medium 

and heavv. 

3 25(5)3 85 

3 25® 4 15 
3 25®4 15 
3 20®4 a r > 
3 25@4 10 
3 25U4 17 
3 25®4 0o 
3 25@4 00 
3 00(u :', 75 
3 00 w 3 90 
3 25@4 10 
3 00®3 75 
3 00(u 3 63 
3 00®3 70 
3 00®3 90 
3 10® 4 00 
3 20® 4 00 
2 75(o 3 M' 

2 25®4 15 

3 OOtaU 07 

2 75@4 no 

3 00®4 10 

2 50(«3 00 

3 15@4 oo 
3 25@4 35 
3 40®4 30 
3 55®4 OH 
3 65®4 90 
3 75® 4 75 

3 70&5 00 
Lambs. 

Canada 

lambs. 

$4 25@5 37 

4 75®f> do 
4 75a4 90 

4 75@5 00 

5 25@5 5o 
5 00® 5 75 
5 00<§ 5 7 > 
5 0l'(a)5 75 
5 10@5 75 
5 00(o 5 75 
5 00(o 5 75 
5 00@5 50 
5 00@5 50 

No sales 



5 40 o.5 Si) 
5 40(5)5 BO 

4 75@5 40 

5 25(5)5 50 
5 00@5 35 
5 00(o 5 35 
5 00@5 35 
4 50@5 do 
4 50@i 75 
4 50@4 75 
4 50®4 75 
4 25<o:4 60 
4 40®4 75 

4 85(515 20 

5 00@6 10 
5 '@5 20 
4 60@5 OO 

4 50(o ! 7i> 

5 00,-, 5 25 

4 25(o 5 20 

5 15io.5 :i7 
5 75(o,6 I" 

5 75(0 f, 2.5 

6 25@6 50 



BUSINESS CARDS. 25 

WILLIAM THURSTONE, 

COMPILER AND PUBLISHER OF 

COMMERCIAL REPORTS, STATISTICS, <k 

B TJ IB 1 IF .A. 3L, O 3 UST. TT. 

EXPERT OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS. 

The Western Elevating Company 

OF BUFFALO. 

WILLIAM H. ABELL, President. 

D. S. AUSTIN, Vice President. 

P. G. COOK, Jr. , Secretary and Treasurer. 

Office, No. 12 Commercial Block, corner Main and Ohio Streets, Buffalo, N. Y. 

[giP'This Company controls 32 Elevators and Transfers; and the quantity of 
Grain handled in 1879 was 74,405,626 bushels. 

FREE TRADE FLOATING ELEYATOR CO. 

No. 17 CENTRAL WHARF (up stairs), BUFFALO. 

"FREE TRADE" ELEVATOR, "FREE CANAL" ELEVATOR. 

Capacity for Transfering Grain, 100,000 bushels each for each 24 hours. 

C H A. R, L, E S J. Hvl .ANN, Manager. 

LOUIS PFOUL. JOHN KENNEDY. 

PFOHL & KENNEDY, 
COMMISSION MERCHANTS 

AND DEALERS IN 

"WET FLOUE ^.JXiD G-Tt^HST- 

Office, No. 36 Main Street, BUFFALO. 



26 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



J. W. WHITNEY. 



C. H. GIBSON. 



WHITNEY & GIBSON, 

Commission Merchants 

No. 14 CENTRAL WHARF, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 

M. L. CRITTENDEN, 

COMMISSION AND SHIPPING MERCHANT 

No. 28 CENTRAL WHARF, 

BUFFALO, N. Y. 



WILLIAM PETRIE. 



G. R. GREEN. 



W. F. CHANDLER. 



WM. PETRIE & CO. 

FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS 

11 CENTRAL WHARF, 

BUFFALO, 1ST. Y. 



SEC03STID FLOOR 



S. S. BROWN, 

GUI 1MI5 d COMMISSI MERCHANT 

NO. 20 CENTRAL WHARF, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 27 



•WILLIAM H. V08BURGH. HOWARD H. BAKER. 

VOSBURGH & BAKER, 

SHIP CHANDLERS, GROCERS ™ SAILMAKERS 

WILLIAMS' BLOCK, BUFFALO, N.Y. 

NATHANIEL ROCHESTER, 

SHIPPINGjlGOMMISSION merchant 

GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. 

No. 20 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



REFEKENCES.-FIRST NATIONAL BANK. THIBD NATIONAL BANK. BA>K OF BI FIALO. 

CHARLES A. SWEET, 

MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN 

MICHIGAN AND CANADA RIVED HOOPS 

ROUND SHAVED HOOPS, 

Also, Flour, Fruit and Sugar Barrel Staves and Heading, 
and Cooperage generally. 

No. 14 Central "Wharf (Up Stairs), BUFFALO, N. Y. 

THORNTON VAN VLIET, 

GRAIN, FORWARDING & COMMISSION MERCHANT 

USTo. 20 CENTRAL WHAEF, 
B U F FA L O, N.Y. 



28 BUS I NESS CARDS. 



W. MEADOWS, 

GEAIN COMMISSION 

BUFFALO, N. Y. 

A. L. LOTHRIDGE. E. GALLAGHER. J. COLLINS. 

LOTHRIDGE, GALLAGHER & CO. 

COMMISSION and FORWARDING MERCHANTS 

Agents for the Baxter Steam Canal Boat Transportation Co. 

2d Floor, 10 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

Grain, Lumber, Coal, Iron, Stone, Oil and other heavy freights forwarded from Lake Ports to Troy, Albany , 
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and intermediate points, and through rates given if desired. 

jA-G-EDSTTS A.3ST3D COHSTSIO-ItTIEES : 
M. F. JAMES, 105 Broad Street, New York. JEFF COLLINS, West Troy and Albany. 

DAVID FALES & CO., 14 South Street, New York. THORH & POMEROY, Utwa, N. Y. 

T. W. FI8KE. A. M. HAZARD. 

F. W. FISKE & CO. 

Commission Merchants 

No. 29 CENTRAL WHARF, 

BUFFALO, ZLST. "3T. 

COMMISSION MERCHANT 

CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 29 

ALFRED P. WRIGHT. ALBERT J. WRIGHT. 

A. P. WRIGHT & SON, 

Commission Merchants 

BUFFALO, N. Y. 
BISSELL, FINN & CO. 

FORWARDING and COMMISSION MERCHANTS 

14 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



CANAL TRANSPORTATION A SPECIALTY. 

J. F. SCHOELLKOPF. GEO. B. MATHEWS. 

SCHOELLKOPF & MATHEWS, 

PROPRIETORS OF 

Niagara Falls and Frontier Mills 

Capacity, 1000 Barrels Per Day. 
MILLEBS O IF PATENT 

MINNESOTA. ^T^HEAT FLOUR. 

Office, 20 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



CYRUS CLARKE. C. CLARKE VAN DEVENTER. 

CYRUS CLARKE & CO. 

Produce Commission Merchants 

14 MAIN STREET, 
BUFFALO, 3SJ". ~5T_ 



30 BUSINESS CARDS. 



KINNE, WILBER & CO. 

SHIPPING MERCHANTS 




BUFFALO, IN"_ TT. 



X&XSJD J -A. <3 JK XI T DISTILLER "ST. 
ESTABLISHED 1848. 

THOMAS CLARK, 

MANUFACTURER OF 

EXTRA FINE OLD WHISKIES 



ALCOHOL AND COLOGNE SPIRITS. 

Cor. Washington and Perry Sts., BUFFALO, N. Y. 

C. H. ARTHUR & CO. 

Grain Dealers 

Shipping and Commission Merchants. 

No. 31 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

R. R. HEFFORD, 



FORWARDER AND DEALER IN 

ANTHRACITE, /^\ ^~>w A y ^< BITUMINOUS, 

CANNEL, \_J V^ ~£\- J * ^ • BLOSSBURG. 



Office, No. 2 Main St. and No. 1 Central Wharf. Docks, opposite foot of Main St. 

:b tj f if -A. hl o , nsr. ~y . 



Railroad Iron, Iron Ore, and other Heavy Freight Docked and Forwarded. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 31 

John B. Griffin, President. Chas. C. McDonald, Sec'y and Treas'r. 

INCOEPOEATED 1 S S O. 



THE QUEEN CITY MILLING CO. 

Office, 6 Central Wharf and 12 Main St., (2d floor), BUFFALO, N. Y. 

MANUFACTURE 
Q,ueen City Milling Co.'s Best Patent; J. B. Griffin & Co.'s Patent, Family and Bakers; 
Queen City Mills (Straight), Barrels and (200 lbs.) Export Sacks; Erie Mills Bakers,' 
Favorite Minnesota; also, Clear, Rye and Foundry Flour, Mill Feed, &c. 

JEWETT M. RICHMOND. M. M. RICHMOND. ALONZO RICHMOND. 

J. M. RICHMOND & CO. 

STORAGE, ELEVATING, 

COMMISSION and FORWARDING MERCHANTS 

16 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

a-iR-A-Hisr oiijiE^isriisJG- j^jstjd id :r it i nsr g-. 

BRUNDIGE, BRUCE & CO. 

COMMISSION AND SHIPPING MERCHANTS 

5 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

WILLIS C. JACUS. JOSEPH E. HADCOCK. 

"W. C. JACUS & CO. 

FORWARDING AND COMMISSION 

15 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



32 BUSINESS CARDS 



C. F. STERNBERG, 

COMMISSION MERCHANT 

No. 3 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



Sternberg Elevators connecting with New York Central Railroad. 

NATIONAL MILLS 

Nos. 212 TO 220 ERIE STREET. 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

"THORNTON & CHESTER'S BEST," "PATENT," " GLOBE," "WHITE 
LILY," " FRANKLIN," AND GRAHAM FLOUR. 

CORN MEAL AND FEED OF ALL KINDS 

THORNTON & CHESTER. 

A. S. CARPENTER. WM. AVERT. JAS. U. BREED. 

JPJEOIFLIE'S LINE. 



CARPENTER, AVERY & CO. 

FORWARDING and COMMISSION MERCHANTS 

No. 13 CENTRAL WHARF. 

jjf stairs. ZBTJZFZF^XiO, UST 3T- 

siE3::E:R:M:_^isr zbiros. 
FORWARDING AND COMMISSION 

No. 92 Lloyd Street, BUFFALO, N. 1. 



CEMENT, PLASTER, SALT, LIME, GRAIN, &c. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 33 



HERMAN J. HALL & CO. 

GRAIN DEALERS 

AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 

26 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

FKED. H. GATCHELL. J. F. HAGEB, JR. 

GATCHELL & HAGER, 

FORWARDINGTn COMMISSION MERCHANTS 

No. 12 CENTRAL WHARF, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 

ESSER, OGDEN & CO. 

NORTH BUFFALO MILLS 

E. 0. & Co.s "Best," "Banner," "Stella," "Buffalo." 

OFFICE, COIT BLOCK, No. 20 WEST SWAN ST. 

BUFFALO, nST. "X". 

J". T. OEAWFOED, 



AGENT FOR 



The Syracuse Fine Salt Company, 

The Onondaga Coarse Salt Association, 

The American Dairy Salt Company (Limited). 

No. 30 CENTRAL WHARF, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 



34 BUSINESS CARDS. 



E. J. NEWMAN & CO. 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

AKRON CEMENT 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

AKRON FALLS FLOUR. 

CITY AGENTS FOR 

Works at Akron, N. Y. 50 Hirer St., BUFFALO, N. Y. 

e. nsr. cook & oo. 

DISTILLERS 

Office and Free Warehouses, 32 and 34 Main Street. 

Distillery and Bonded Warehouses, 479, 481, 483, 485, 487, 489 and 491 Spring St. 
BUFFALO, 3ST. ~X\ 

WITTER & SERGEANT, 

FORWARDING AND COMMISSION 

MERCHANTS, 

No. 32 CENTRAL WHARF, Up Stairs. 

WM. E. WITTER. BUFFALO, N. Y. A. J. SERGEANT. 

HARVEY & HENRY, 

BUFFALO CITY FLOUR MILLS 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

HIGH GRADES OF FLOUR. 

B U F FA 1_ O, N. Y. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 35 

GEORGE SANDROOK, 

PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANT 

28 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

REFERENCE.— BANK OP COMMERCE, BUFFALO. 

CANADIAN BARLEY A SPECIALTY. 
EMPIRE LI3STE. 



SHAVER, BETTS & HOMER, 

FORWARDING COMMISSION MERCHANTS 

No. 9 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

JACOB BHAVKB, JE. IRA BETTS. ADAM HOMER. 

FRANK WILLIAMS <&, CO. 

DEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF 

C O ^.Xj. 

No. 4 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
GAS, STEAM AND DOMESTIC COALS AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 

The best facilities for receiving and forwarding COAL on consignment. 
Yard cor. Carroll and Alabama Sts., Docks on Blackwell Canal, opp. Watson Elevator. 

J. C. ANTHONY. E. L. ANTHONY. 

J. C. ANTHONY <&, SON, 

FORWARDING and PRODUCE COMMISSION 

No. 21 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

AGENTS FOR BUFFALO, NEW YORK & ITHACA LINE. 

Receivers and Shippers of Grain, Lumber, Shingles, Staves, and all kinds of 
Coarse Freight to all points along the Erie and Lateral Canals. 

^■DOCKS .A.T EEIE BASIIT. 



36 BUSINESS CARDS. 



J. A. CAMPBELL,. S. M. RATCLIFFE. 

J. A. CAMPBELL & CO. 

Grain and Commission Merchants 

No. 33 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

J. S. HEATH. WM. MORSE. A. NELSON. 

HEATH, MORSE & CO. 

FORWARDING AND COMMISSION 

MERCHANTS. 
Office, 11 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. T. 

LLOYD STREET MILL. 



MEEOH <& CO 



MILLERS AND DEALERS IN 



FLOUR, OATS, CORN 

MEAL AND MILL FEED. 
Nos. 32, 34 and 36 Lloyd Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

If. N. JONES. H. R. JONES. 

MILES JONES' SONS, 

WHOLESALE PROVISION DEALERS, 

PORK PACKERS and HAM CURERS 

ALL KINDS LAKE FISH. 

Cor. PRIME and DAYTON STREETS, BUFFALO, N". Y. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



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IE. IB. OOLULIHSTS, 

COMMISSION MERCHANT 

No. 25 CENTRAL WHARF (UP STAIRS). 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 



ESTABLISHED I860. 



H. MOESE & OO. 

FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS 

16 CENTRAL WHARF, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 

HENRY C. ROBE'S LINE. 

Grain, Flour, Lumber, Coal, Iron, Oil and other Heavy Freights transported from 

Lake Ports to Troy, Albany, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and 

intermediate Points, and through Bill of Lading given. 



OFFICE, 18 CENTRAL WHARF, 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



-A-O-iEisrTS Ansrr) con"sig2stees : 

H. W. MARKS, 18 Central Wharf, E B. BROOKE & CO., 7 South Street, New York. 

Buffalo, N. Y. C. H. GAGE & CO., 105 Broad Street, New York. 

COLLINS & POTTER, West Troy, N. Y. 



E. B. BROOKE. 



F. M. LAWRENCE. 



E. B. BROOKE <5c CO. 

FORWARDING AGENTS AND CONSIGNEES 

FOR FREIGHT ON ERIE CANAL FROM THE WEST. 
OFFICK, 7 SOUTH STREET, XTEW YORK. 



38 BUSINESS CARDS. 



W M. E. HINGSTON, 

FOREIGN COMMISSION MERCHANT 

Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

Special Attention given to the introduction of American Products in the European Markets. 



AGENT FOR JAMES & HAGEMANN, HAVRE, FRANCE. 

TIHIOS- IMI- IRT^^UST, 

FOR WA R D E E AND 

COMMISSION MERCHANT 

No. 24 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



Grain and Coarse Freights contracted to and from all points East and West. 

SOHAEFER & BRO. 

I M PO RT E R S IN 

CANADA BARLEY 

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN 

NEW YORK STATE AND WESTERN BARLEY. 

a. IN" id :m:.a.t_.tst:e]:r,s. 

No. 42 and 44 LLOTD STREET, . BUFFALO, N. T. 

J. L. RING. HENRY BRINKMANN. 

J-. Xj. ZRIHSTG- & OO. 

BUFFALO FARINA MILLS 

No. 30 WIL.KESON STREET, Cor. FOURTH. 

CHOICE FAMILY AND HAXALL FLOUR. 

Farina, Pearl Barley, Split Peas, Corn Meal and Oatmeal, &c. 

DEALERS IN CORN and OATS and ALL KINDS OF FEED. 

Market Mills, 20 WEST MARKET ST. Ring & Brinkmann, Prop's. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 39 



TRA DE M ARK. 

,^gj>v CORNELL LEAD CO. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



»&1 WHITE LEAD 

* x^Tn^^yZ^ll LEAD PIPE > SHEET and BAR LEAD. 



OFFICE AND WORKS : 

Cor. Delaware and Virginia Streets 

Forfeited if Adulterated 



A. P. THOMPSON, Pres. HENRY SPAYTH, Treas. 

S. DOUGLAS CORNELL, Vice-Pres. SHELDON THOMPSON, Sec 'y 



PRATT & CO. 

TERRACE SQUARE, BUFFALO. 

IRON, NAILS, SPIKES 

BOLTS, NUTS and WASHERS. 

HARDWARE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION 

For BUILDERS, MANUFACTURERS and MECHANICS. 

RAILROAD SUPPLIES 

Metals and Tools of All Kinds. Dock, Vessel and Pier Iron Work, 
Chains, Rope, Belting, Etc. 

CUTLERY, SILVER PLATED WARE 

And General Household and Boat Supplies. 
"WIHIOL JB SALE .A. 1ST D ZR, IE T A I L . 



THIS AMEBICAlsT BLOCK. " 



ADAM, MELDRUM & ANDERSON, 

IMPORTERS, JOBBERS AND RETAILERS OF 

DRY GOODS, CARPETS I UPHOLSTERY GOODS 

396, 398, 400 and 402 Main Street, through to and including 209, 211, 
213 and 215 Pearl Street, 

IB TJ W IF .A. LCD, IN"- "X"- 



40 .BUSINESS CARDS. 

GEO. W. TIFFT, SONS & CO. 

ENGINES, BOILERS AND MACHINERY 

ARCHITECTURAL CASTINGS, 

PROPELLER WHEELS AND MACHINERY GENERALLY 

BUFFALO, N. Y. 

BUFFALO INSURANCE CO. 

CAPITAL, $200,000, 

Invested in Government Registered Bonds. 

FIRE, LAKE AND CANAL RISKS 

WRITTEN AT CURRENT RATES. 

OFFICE, 44 AltsTID 46 ZMZAIZCnT STEEBT. 

Pascal P. Pratt, President. James D. Sawyer, Vice-Pres. Edward B. Smith-, Secretary. 

NATHANIEL HALL, 

FIRE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE 

No. 3 MAIN STREET, CORNER OHIO, 
TBTTTf FALO, 3ST_ "ST. 

REPRESENTS THE LARGEST LINE OF LEADING INSURANCE COMPANIES 
OF ANY AGENCY IN BUFFALO. 

HOWARD IRON WORKS, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

MACHINERY FOR GRAIN ELEVATORS 

THEY HAVE FURNISHED THE MACHINERY FOR 

MUNGEEt, WHEELER & CO. AIR LINE ELEVATOR CHICAGO, ELLS. 

VINCENT. NELSON & CO. ELEVATOR 

ARMOUR, DOLE & CO. C ELEVATOR 

ARMOUR. DOLE & CO. D ELEVATOR 

MUNGEEt, WHEELER & CO. IOWA ELEVATOR 

MUNGER, WHEELER & CO. ST. PAUL ELEVATOR 

N. Y., LAKE ERIE & WESTERN R'Y CO. ELEVATOR BUFFALO, N. Y. 

COMMERCIAL ELEVATOR 

WHEELER ELEVATOR 

SILO ELEVATOR, HAMBURG, GERMANY, and others. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



41 



THE TJHIOIT DRY DOCXS CO. 

SHIP YARDXndDRY DOCKS 

On Buffalo Creek, foot of Chicago St., Opp. Niagara Elevator, BUFFALO, N. Y. 



Ship Building, Repairing, and every description of Carpenter, Caulking, Joiner, Blacksmith and Spar 
Work done to order. TWO LARGE DRY DOCKS. 

We are prepared to do all kinds of repairing on the shortest possible notice, and in the most thorough 
manner. Our Dry Docks have a Large Derrick, for hoisting*Wheels, Rudders, or heavy work from the 
Creek into the Docks, which saves the expense of landing. 

On hand and tor sale all kinds of Ship Timber, Plank, Knees, Ash and Pine Spars, &c. 

itarParticular attention pattl to Spar work, by an experienced Spar Maker. 

M. M. DRAKE, Superintendent. 

H. J. SHUTTLEWOBTH, 

BANKER and BROKER ixx 

STOCKS, GRAIN IS5 PETROLEUM 

No. 10 EAST SENECA ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. 

Strictly Commission. Special facilities for carrying" on margin. 

HALL & SONS. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 




AND DEALERS IN 

FIRE CLAY, FIRE SAND, FIRE MORTAR, &c, 

AND 

flHCpilFEC!FU]^It*!FEI^*CeW7I 

From the Celebrated Perth Am boy Terra Cotta Company. 




Office, 15 Clinton St., BUFFALO, N. Y. 



SOLE AGENTS 
For the State of New York for 

Moore's Champion Boiler Feeder 

THE ONLY STJJUE 

PREVENTATIVE OF SCALE ON STEAM BOILERS 

WITHOUT THE USE OF COMPOUNDS. 



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BUSINESS CARDS. 



Charles T. Coit, President. 



R. Porter Lee, Cashier. 



FIRST NATIONAL BANK 

BUFFALO, Aug. 11, 1880. 

Accounts of merchants, manufacturers and business men generally, respectfully 
solicited. COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE at most favorable rates, accord- 
ing to the extent of the business furnished. 

Approved Commercial Paper discounted at the uniform rate of 

T FEE, CENT, ipeir, ^.^srnsrxjnvi:, 

To depositors keeping otherwise satisfactory accounts with this bank. 

Especial attention given to the business of Dealers in and Consignees of Grain, 
Western Produce and Live Stock of all kinds. 

We beg leave also to announce having opened a direct account with the well-known Bankers, 

Messrs. BROWN, SHIPLEY & CO., of London, England. 

WE ARE PREPARED TO DRAW 

STERLING BILLS, AVAILABLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD 

AT LOWEST CURRENT PRICES, AVOIDING ALL AGENTS' COMMISSIONS. 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE BOUGHT AT NEW YORK MARKET RATES. 



CHARLES T. COIT, 

President. 



R. PORTER LEE, 

Cashier. 



ESTABLISHED 1854 



SCHOOL I CHURCH FURNITURE 

SETTEES A SPECIALTY. 





SCHOOL FURNITURE OF ALL VARIETIES OF STYLE AND FINISH. 

Teachers' Desks. Chairs, SeUees, Blackboards, Etc< 

Church Furniture, Settees for Churches, Sabbath Schools, Halls, etc., twenty 
varieties. Pews complete, or ends separately. 

ESTIMATES GIVEN FOR "WORK, DELIVERED ' AT ANY POINT. 

Satisfaction guaranteed and all Work warranted. 

M. W. CHASE, 212 and 214 Seventh St., BUFFALO, N. Y. 



SEKD FOE CATALOGUE A3STID PRICE LIST. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



43 



A. CUTLER & SON, 



MANUFACTURERS OP 



Fine furniture 



F-A.T ENT 



FOLDING TABLES 




PflJFE]W*Bu!3ipi3j3+ DEJ3K15 

No. 5, Closed. Pat. June 29, '75; Dec. 12, '76. 

BUFFALO, 1ST_ ^_ 




No. 2, Open. The Best Desk in the World. 



44 BUSINESS CARDS. 



BARNES, BANCROFT & CO. 

RETAILERS, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF 

DRY GOODS and CARPETS 



The Great Cash Retail House of Western New York. 



Nos 260, 262, 264, 266 and 268 MAIN STREET, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 

THE COURIER COMPANY, 

Proprietors and Publishers of the 

Daily Courier 

Six issues per week, $10.00 per annum. 

Seven issues per week, $12.00 per annum. 

Sunday issue $2.50 per annum. 



THE WEEKLY COURIER, 

Published every Wednesday, $1.00 per an num. 



THE EVENING REPUBLIC 

$5.00 per annum, or single copies two cents. 



SUBSCRIPTIONS INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. 



TERMS OF ADVERTISING MADE KNOWN AT THE COUNTING ROOM. 



The Commercial and Marine news and the reports of the Live Stock Trade of Buffalo are reported 
fully in all editions of the Courier and in the Evening Republic. 

jag^The statistics in the preceding pages were compiled for and published in the Buffalo Daily 
and Weekly Courier. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



45 



GEO. I. THURSTONE & CO. 

416 MAIN STREET (American Block), BUFFALO, N. Y. 

MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN RELIABLE 

DRUGS, MEDICINES JWDjOILET ARTICLES 

OUR PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT receives special attention. It is 
supplied with the best quality of remedies that can be obtained, and so 
regulated as to preclude the possibility of a mistake. 

"PURE WINES AND LIQUORS FOR MEDICINAL USE."' 

We would call particular attention to our PERFUMERY and FANCY 
GOODS, our stock being the largest and most complete in this city, consist- 
ing of FRENCH, ENGLISH and AMERICAN HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS, 
COLOGNES, SOAPS, SACHET POWDERS and TOILET ARTICLES. 

HAIR, TOOTH, NAIL and other BRUSHES in great variety. 

SPONGES, CHAMOIS, PUFF BOXES, MIRRORS, CUT GLASS COLOGNE 
BOTTLES, PUNGENTS, ATOMIZERS, &c, &c. 



TELEFHOnSTE. 



J. L. CHICHESTER, 

BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER 

268 and 265 Washington Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
RULING, PRINTING and BINDING. 

MARTIN TAYLOR. CHARLES HKRGKR. 

MARTIN TAYLOR & CO. 

PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS 

22 and 24 WEST EAGLE STREET, 

Cor. W. Eagle, Pearl and Niagara Streets. BU FFA LO, N . Y. 



46 BUSINESS CARDS. 



OIL CITY OIL EXCHANGE 

BUFFALO OFFICE: 

22 "WEST SENECA STREET. 

L. H. BEST, BROKER IN PETROLEUM 

(W. D. ARCHBOLD, Oil City Correspondent.) 

Jg^Oil bought, sold and carried on margins. Market quotations received by 
telegraph and bulletined. Office supplied with BELL TELEPHONE. 

STOCK AND GRAIN BROKER 

No. 6 Brown's Building, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

Buys and Sells Stock, Grain and Provisions on the 
ONE CENT MARGIN PLAN. 

Customers can withdraw Margins and Profits same day deals are closed. 
No waiting for returns from Chicago or New York. 

I CAN SELL YOU 

MEDICINES 

That are reliable in every way and form, 
at my Store, 

811 MAIIST STREET, BUFFALO. 

All are purchased of the Leading Dealers 
and Manufacturers, direct. 



C. M. LYMAN, . . . DRUGGIST. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



47 



CHARLES H. KALBFLEISCH. ALBERT M. KALBPLEISCH. FRANKLIN H. KALBFLEISCH. 

JS ST .A. 33 LIS H 3±3 3D 18 2©. 



MARTIN KALBFLEISCH'S SONS, 

MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS 

55 Fulton St., New York. 90 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. 

WORKS AT BROOKLYN, N. Y., BUFFALO, N. Y., BAYONNE, N. J. 

JAY PETTIBONE & CO. 

DISTILLEES 

REFINERS, MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN 

BOURBON, M0N0NGAHELA, RYE AND RECTIFIED WHISKEYS. 

Nos. 40, 48 and 50 Lloyd Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. 

SHIEEELL &d OO. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



SHIRRELL'S KULLIYUN WASHING CRYSTAL 

THE GREAT LABOR SAVER. 

23 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO, N. Y. 




OFFICE AND SALESROOMS, Nos. 41 and 43 EXCHANGE ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. 



48 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



W ORLD'S P RIZE M EDALS 

▼ T LONDON, 1862. JL PARIS, 1867. -1TJL VIENNA, 1873. 




$£ 






Gold Medal United States; Decoration Grand Gold Cross of Honor, Vienna, 1873; Gold Medal of Progiess, 
1873; Santiago, 1875; Philadelphia, 1876; Paris, 1878; Santiago, 1879; Maryland Institute, 1878; Inter- 
national Industrial Exhibition, Chicago, 1878; American Institute, 1878, awarded 

IE 1 . S. IF :e_a. s e, 

FOR MAKING THE BEST 

LUBRICATING AND ILLUMINATING OILS 



IlsT TIEIIEj "W O IR. Ij ID . 



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PEASE'S PREMIUM OIL" 



U. S. Government Photometric Tests show that Pease's Premium Oil gives a light equal to 32 sperm 
candles, making this the most powerful and brilliant hydro-carbon illuminator in the world. 



HIGH FIRE TEST 



COLORLESS ! 



and ODORLESS ! 



For burning in ORDINARY KEROSENE LAMPS. Endorsed by the highest authority 
in the United States and Europe. 

GERMAN STUDENT LAMP 

Consumers can procure the most powerful and brilliant light in existence by its use. 



ORDER DIRECT FROM 

F. S. PEASE, Manufacturer of OIL 

65 and 67 Main Street, 82, 84 and 86 Washington Street, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 

PROPRIETOR AND ONLY MANUFACTURER OF THE CELEBRATED BRAND 

L PEASB 5 S FRE3yHITJ3yn OIL." 



TO OUT-OF-TOWN CONSUMERS— Send your orders direct to us. 



FARRAR & TREFTS 







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MANUFACTURERS, 
^7 £o 6.Z an<2 5"0 to 66 FERRY STREET, 



Inffaln fmnait Sni Cn. 



Of buffalo, 
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STATEMENT JULY 1st, 1880. 

CASH CAPITAL, 

RESERVE FOR RE-IXSURAXCE, 
RESERVE FOR UNPAID LOSSES, . 
RESERVE FOR OTHER LIABILITIES, . 

NET SURPLUS OVER ALL LIABILITIES, 



$200,000.00 

150,429.11 

11,186.39 

4,675.78 

433,866.17 



ASSETS. 



$800,157.45 



U. S. Bonds, 

Lake Shore & M. So. E. R. Bonds, 

Bonds and Mortgages, 

Real Estate, 

j33tna Insurance Co. Stock, 



$282,305.00 Call Loans, $ 31,000.00 

25,000.00 Due from Agents, , 34.816.42 

38,970.00 Accrued Rents and Interest, . 1,106.08 

275,000.00 Cash on hand and in various Banks, 102,950.95 

".000.00 $800,157.45 



This Company is acting under what is known as the "Surplus Law," Chap. 189, Laws of the 
State of New York, 1874. 

" Special Reserve Fund," deposited with the Insurance Department of 

the State of New York, par value, $200,000, Market value, $206,850.00 

"Guaranty Surplus Fund," as provided for by said Law, .... 206,850.00 



PHILIP BECKER, President. 



OLIVER J. ECCERT, Secretary. 




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W. MwMt <& Ov 



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